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Funny Families

A relationship expert looks at some famous dysfunctional families from the world of comedy.

Pennie Upton, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Worcester analyses some of the famously dysfunctional families from the world of comedy.

Ab Fab

In Absolutely Fabulous the usual mother/daughter relationship was completely reversed as Saffron tries (unsuccessfully) to get Edina to behave:

Harry Enfield as teenager 'Kevin'

Kevin the teenager was a classic creation by Harry Enfield - a nightmare child that many parents will recognise only too well:

Little Britain's Lou and Andy - click for more

In Little Britain Lou selflessly dedicates his life to looking after wheelchair-bound Andy, and Andy selfishly dedicates his life to making things as difficult as possible for Lou:

The Simpsons

The Simpsons brought a whole new meaning to the phrase 'dysfunctional family' - hear what the expert makes of Homer, Bart and the rest of this TV family:

Vicky Pollard

Vicky Pollard is your common-or-garden teenage delinquent, the sort you can see hanging around any number of off-licences in Britain, trying to persuade people going inside to buy them 10 fags and a bottle of White Lightning:

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