in postwar Britain. The fourth episode shows Gran buying the family a television set, a sign of the new consumerism. Theme tune The theme tune, named Family Joke and featuring harmonica played by Tommy Reilly, was composed by Eric Spear, who went on to become better known as the composer of the theme tune to the long-running soap opera Coronation Street. Principal cast Edward Evans as Bob Grove Ruth Dunning as Gladys Grove Peter Bryant as Jack Grove Christopher Beeny as Lennie Grove Nancy Roberts as Gran Margaret Downs as Daphne Grove Sheila Sweet as Pat Grove Nan Braunton as Miss Hilda Jones See also Social history of the United Kingdom (1945–present) Post-war consensus References External links The Grove Family, episode one BBC television dramas British television soap operas 1954 British television series debuts 1957 British television series endings 1950s British television soap operas English-language television shows Black-and-white British television shows Lost BBC episodes