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<div>{{Short description|2005 British TV sitcom}}<br />
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{{Infobox television<br />
| image = The Robinsons 2014-05-03 22-02.jpg<br />
| caption = The Robinsons<br />
| runtime = 29 mins approx.<br />
| creator = Mark Bussell<br>Justin Sbresni<br />
| writer = Mark Bussell<br>Justin Sbresni<br />
| director = Mark Bussell<br>Justin Sbresni<br />
| starring = [[Martin Freeman]]<br>[[Hugh Bonneville]]<br>[[Abigail Cruttenden]]<br />
| producer = Mark Bussell<br>Justin Sbresni<br />
| executive_producer = Michelle Buck <small>(Granada)</small><br>[[Jon Plowman]] <small>(BBC)</small><br />
| composer = [[Nina Humphreys]]<br />
| language = English<br />
| country = United Kingdom<br />
| company = Busby Productions<br>[[ITV Granada|Granada Television]]<br />
| network = [[BBC Two]]<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|2005|5|5|df=yes}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|2005|6|9|df=yes}}<br />
| num_series = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 6<br />
| list_episodes = <br />
}}<br />
'''''The Robinsons''''' is a British comedy television series that debuted on [[BBC Two]] on 5 May 2005. The show's central character is a divorced [[reinsurance]] [[actuary]], Ed Robinson (played by [[Martin Freeman]]), who realises that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life.<ref name=courant>{{cite news|last=Catlin|first=Roger|title=Freeman a Cheerful Sad Sack in Entertaining 'Robinsons'|newspaper=Hartford Courant|date=30 September 2005|page=D.10}}</ref> The series is written and directed by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kalina|first=Paul|title=Slough off Office duties|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/slough-off-office-duties/2007/05/09/1178390321069.html|accessdate=17 November 2011|newspaper=The Age|date=10 May 2007}}</ref> The show's executive producers include [[Jon Plowman]] and Michele Buck.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
''The Robinsons'' revolves around Ed Robinson's relationship with his family, including his bickering parents ([[Anna Massey]] and [[Richard Johnson (actor)|Richard Johnson]]), his successful older brother George ([[Hugh Bonneville]]) and his perfectionist sister Vicky ([[Abigail Cruttenden]]). After he is fired from his long-term job, Ed moves in with his aunt, who is never shown, and tries to find both a career that he prefers to the reinsurance business and a steady girlfriend. His family's efforts to meddle in his affairs further complicate his life.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Martin Freeman]] as Ed Robinson<br />
* [[Hugh Bonneville]] as George Robinson<br />
* [[Abigail Cruttenden]] as Vicky Robinson<br />
* [[Anna Massey]] as Pam Robinson<br />
* [[Richard Johnson (actor)|Richard Johnson]] as Hector Robinson<br />
* [[Amanda Root]] as Maggie Robinson<br />
* Jamie Hawkins-Dady as Albert Robinson<br />
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==Episode list==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" <br />
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! style="background: #0033ff; color: #ffffff;"| Title<br />
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! style="background: #0033ff; color: #ffffff;"| Written by<br />
! style="background: #0033ff; color: #ffffff;"| Original air date<br />
|-<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 1<br />
|Title = 1.1<br />
|DirectedBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni <br />
|WrittenBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|5|5}}<br />
|ShortSummary = After he is fired from his job Ed Robinson decides to rethink his life. He moves into a small flat owned by his aunt and decides to start on a new career path that does not involve reinsurance or insurance. Meanwhile, his brother George tries to withstand the stress of a children's birthday party and Vicky thinks she has finally met the man of her dreams.<br />
|LineColor = 0033ff<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 2<br />
|Title = 1.2<br />
|DirectedBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|WrittenBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|5|12}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Ed struggles to perform well during job interviews while Vicky tries to break up with her overly sensitive boyfriend Peter ([[Anthony Calf]]). Meanwhile, George has no idea how to explain the concept of death to his young son Albert.<br />
|LineColor = 0033ff<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 3<br />
|Title = 1.3<br />
|DirectedBy =Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|WrittenBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|5|19}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Ed is horrified when his mother sets him on a blind date with his boyhood nemesis Connie ([[Olivia Colman]]) and Vicky dates a gynaecologist ([[Roger Allam]]) who is attracted to her blunt honesty. George worries that Albert is not aggressive enough and tries to get him interested in rugby. <br />
|LineColor = 0033ff<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 4<br />
|Title = 1.4<br />
|DirectedBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|WrittenBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|5|26}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Ed falls for his new neighbour Zara (Elizabeth Marmur), but she seems more enamoured of his family. George tries to compete with another man for his son's affections and Vicki is determined to date an older man despite having father issues. <br />
|LineColor = 0033ff<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 5<br />
|Title = 1.5<br />
|DirectedBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|WrittenBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|6|2}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Vicky decides to become a mother and tries to convince her gay co-worker Leo ([[Benedict Sandiford]]) to be the father. George uses his knowledge as an efficiency expert to help Albert make friends, and Ed becomes convinced that he is a failure. <br />
|LineColor = 0033ff<br />
}}<br />
{{Episode list<br />
|EpisodeNumber = 6<br />
|Title = 1.6<br />
|DirectedBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|WrittenBy = Mark Bussell & Justin Sbresni<br />
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|6|9}}<br />
|ShortSummary = Ed's birthday becomes awkward when his parents invite two different girls to the same event. George finally gets a coveted promotion, but is frustrated when no one seems to care. His mother pressures him into giving the reluctant Ed a job in his company and Vicky continues her search for a suitable sperm donor.<br />
|LineColor = 0033ff<br />
}}<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Fictional actuaries]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{BBC programme}}<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0442645|title=The Robinsons}}<br />
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