This six part TV series follows the events surrounding the London gangster Cutler family. Dad, Ted Cutler and son Joey Cutler have been running the family firm built on gaming machines, pubs and protection. Tension arises when Joey's older brother Dave returns home.

The series also stars Jamie Foreman (Dave Cutler), David Calder (Ted Cutler), Simone Lahbib( Jacqueline Cutler), and Camille Coduri (Sophie).

Jamie Foreman is the son of Freddie Foreman who was a henchman for the Kray twins.

Martin's son Roman plays a younger version of Joey Cutler in flashback scenes.

Reviews

"It's a scenario that's as old as a Jimmy Cagney flick, but that doesn't make this Martin Kemp vehicle any less watchable as the plot twists and we're witness to an adrenaline fuelled hold-up descending into utter farce. If the Sopranos-like subplots work less well, that's forgivable in a drama still finding its feet." - J.W. on episode 2 (The Guardian, October 4 2003)

"Smart, subtle, low key - it's not every day you apply these kinds of adjectives to an ITV drama serial, but Family is full of surprises.... It's as if the writers have watched everything from Goodfellas to The Sopranos but decided to give the genre their own distinctive spin." - David Butcher (Radio Times, September 29, 2003)

"Yes there were gangster shows before The Sopranos but there haven't been that many that can ignore its template. Martin Kemp is our family man here, trying to straighten up his dodgy business while keeping his wife and kids happy in the suburbs.... The return of progidal big brother Jamie Foreman (seriously lacking in people skills) is a family reunion that neither are that thrilled by. setting the stage for their carefully structured modern villiany to fall apart. Derivative? Perhaps, but there's enough to enjoy in Kemp and Calder's performances to make this an offer worth considering." Richard Vine (The Guardian, September 29, 2003)

Quotes

"I just love gangsters and I loved this script. We're all fascinated by the Krays and the folklore around that time. I knew if I didn't take the part I'd regret it." Martin Kemp (New! magazine, October 6 2003)

"There are people who think crime is glamorous, but it isn't. Going to prison like my dad and being involved with people from that background isn't glamorous." - Jamie Foreman (Now magazine, October 1 2003)

"[Film director Guy] Ritchie's a middle-class kid who thinks it's all exciting and glamorous. I avoid people like him. I've got a good bullshit detector. I'll do something I think is real, like Gangster No. 1 or Nil Ny Mouth." - Jamie Foreman on gangster films (Now magazine, October 1 2003)

"I'd never met Martin before but we clicked as soon as we got together. He's a fantastic guy - absolutley no ego whatsoever and totally committed to making the whole thing work. Martin and I have a lot in common. We've both had a similar sort of life, we're both middle children, and we're both totally family orientated. We went out and never stopped talking. From the first moment, it was as if we'd known each other all our lives and he felt like my kid brother. My only problem with him is he's too good looking - even after a heavy night out - and that's something I find hard to forgive." - Jamie Foreman on Martin Kemp (Now magazine, October 1 2003)

"I don't have much in common with Jacks other than shopping and being good at keeping secrets.... All Jacks thinks she wants is the princess fairy tale, to fall passionatley in love and live happily ever after. Why else spend a fortune on Gucci and grooming? But her brothers have other ideas about her choice of partner." - Simone Lahbib on her character Jacks (News Of The World, September 30, 2003)

"Yes, I'm playing the bad guy again but he's a bad guy who wants to go straight. I never expected to play a gangster again after three years as Steve Owen in EastEnders but this script came up and it was too good to turn down. And there are a lot of differences between this guy and Steve." - Martin Kemp on his character (Teletext TV Plus, September 29, 2003)

"Gary and I up grew up very close but we were very different people and wanted different things. Even when it came to acting there was no competition over roles." - Martin Kemp on on the differences between his relationship with his brother Gary and Joey and Dave Cutler. (Teletext TV Plus, September 29 2003)

"The Krays - and the people I met while filming it - has been a useful tool for me to draw on. I got to know Charlie Kray pretty well during that time and he gave me the insight, which I used to form my ideas for Family. Our main concern was to make it real and credible." Martin Kemp (Radio Times, September 29 2003)

He's the real deal isn't he? During rehearsals he commented that the one thing he wanted was to face his mates with credibility, so I think we felt a sense of responsibility on his behalf." Martin Kemp on Jamie Foreman (Radio Times, September 29 2003)

"I wanted Ted to be very much the family man as well as dark and edgy. And I was keen for his accent not to be a gangster south London cliche." - David Calder on his character. (Radio Times, September 29 2003)

"I liked the script straight away. I think it's the best thing I've done since The Krays. I love playing a gangster, I just love it. Everyone says to me, "Aren't you afraid of being typecast?" But one of my favourite actors of all time is James Cagney and he played the same role about 20 million times and people loved him for it!" - Martin Kemp (Daily Express, September 27 2003)

"Even when we'd finished filming I still found it hard to put Joey Cutler away. I'd get up in the morning and think, "Right, what am I going to wear?" And I'd immediately be drawn to something that was far more Joey than me. It took a while for me to shake him off, believe me." Martin Kemp on his character (TV Times, September 27 2003)

"Looking back now [to the 1980s and Spandau Ballet], it seems like another life. But they were important years and Gary and I never fell out. Unlike Joey and his brother Dave, we've always been friends rather than rivals." - Martin Kemp on the differences between his relationship with his brother Gary and Joey and Dave Cutler. (TV Times, September 27 2003)