Writers
The first writer of My Family was its creator, Fred Barron. He wrote eight episodes up until the fourth series. Other major writers include James Hendrie and Ian Brown who wrote numerous episodes, including the first episode together up until the 2004 Christmas Special. Steven and Jim Armogida are the only writers to remain on the show throughout its run. Writers such as Sophie Hetherington, Georgia Pritchett, James Cary and Tess Morris have all written at least one episode for the sitcom at one point. None of these writers have written more than five episodes. Andrea Solomons has written many episodes for My Family, she wrote from the second series to the sixth series. Meanwhile, Darin Henry has written one episode for the fifth series before returning for the eighth series onwards.
Paul Minett and Brian Leveson are the sitcom’s current main writers. Credited for most of the specials, at least three episodes from every series since 2005. Bert-Tyler Moore and George Jeffrie both have written a few episodes for the sitcom in its sixth and seventh series and returned for series ten. Tom Leopold wrote two episodes for the sixth series only. Tom Anderson, currently My Family's executive producer and showrunner, wrote his first episode for series seven and wrote until series ten, but remained showrunner for series eleven. Ed Dyson and David Cantor have written episodes for the seventh, eighth, ninth and eleventh series. Table correct as of episode 120.
| Writer | Year(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| James Hendrie Ian Brown |
2000–2004 | 27 |
| Fred Barron | 2000–2003 | 8 |
| Shawn Schepps | 2000 | 1 |
| Penny Croft | 2000 | 1 |
| Andrea Solomons | 2001–2006 | 12 |
| Sophie Hetherington | 2002–2004 | 3 |
| Georgia Pritchett | 2003 | 1 |
| James Cary | 2004 | 1 |
| Darin Henry | 2004; 2008–2011 | 8 |
| George Jeffrie Bert-Tyler Moore |
2006–2007; 2010–2011 | 4 |
| Tess Morris | 2006 | 1 |
| Tom Leopold | 2006 | 2 |
| Steve Armogida Jim Armogida |
2000–2010 | 24 |
| Paul Minett Brian Leveson |
2005–2010 | 13 |
| Tom Anderson | 2007–2011 | 8 |
| Ed Dyson | 2007–2009; 2011 | 5 |
| David Cantor | 2007–2009; 2011 | 5 |
| Amy Shindler | 2009–2010 | 2 |
| Andrew Kreisberg | 2009–2010 | 2 |
| Robin Taylor | 2009; 2011 | 2 |
| Dan Staley | 2010 | 1 |
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