Growing Pains (1992)
Growing Pains (1992)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ray Brooks
Tom Hollingsworth
Sharon Duce
Pat Hollingsworth
Tat Whalley
Mark Hollingsworth
Rosie Marcel
Lisa Hollingsworth
Peter Lloyd
Simon Hollingsworth
Rosemary Leach
Joan Craddock
Lill Roughley
Miriam Craddock
Trevor Peacock
George Critchley
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 16, 1992
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes20
Running Time50m
Genres
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Growing Pains is a British television series aired by the BBC on BBC1. The show ran for two series, from 16 May 1992 to 14 July 1993, and was unrelated to the 80s American sitcom of the same name. Growing Pains is a family comedy drama about a middle-aged couple, Tom and Pat Hollingsworth, who decide to become foster parents. The show relates the consequences this decision has on their lives and the tensions it causes between them and their own three children. The TV series was a continuation of the 1989–1990 radio series by the same name, which was written by, and partly based on the real-life experiences of Steve Wetton.
Growing Pains is the debut acting role of actress Lily Collins, at two years old when she appeared on the show.
The lead roles of Pat and Tom Hollingsworth were played by Ray Brooks and Sharon Duce in both the radio show and the television series. The television cast of the Hollingsworth family included Tat Whalley as Mark Hollingsworth, Peter Lloyd as Simon Hollingsworth, and Rosie Marcel as Lisa Hollingsworth. Liz Crowther, Lill Roughley and Trevor Peacock also appeared regularly on the show.
The show's musical theme was composed by Nigel Hess.