Babyfather

This article is about the television series. For the single by Sade, see Babyfather (song). For the music group, see Dean Blunt.

Babyfather is a BBC Two television programme which aired in the UK in 2001 and 2002. The show has been described as a "black, male, UK version of Sex and the City".^[1] It ran for two series, and was based on a novel written by Patrick Augustus. The writers of the screenplay include Avril E. Russell, Sharon Foster, and Roy Williams.

Babyfather
Genre	Drama
Written by	Avril E Russell Patrick Augustus Sharon Foster
Directed by	Alrick Riley Roberto Bangura
Starring	Heshima Thompson Earl Cameron Sandra Bee Tameka Empson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	40 min (8 episodes) 50 min (4 episodes)
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	1 October 2001 (2001-10-01) – 18 December 2002 (2002-12-18)

Cast

The show is set around four central characters:

• Augustus 'Gus' Pottinger – David Harewood
• Johnny Lindo – Don Gilet
• Linvall – Fraser James
• Beres – Wil Johnson