Norman Beaton

Classic British sitcom set in a Peckham barber shop, which is a gathering place for an assortment of local characters

Depicting the lives of the African-Caribbean, East Indian and South Asian residents of a racially diverse street in the city of Birmingham, Empire Road was the first British television series to be written, acted and directed predominantly by artists of colour

Originally billed as a 'sparkling new comedy series' about life in a typical south London black family, The Fosters was anything but typical, new or original.