List of 2point4 Children characters
Below is a list of characters, along with descriptions, from the BBC sitcom 2point4 Children. The show aired on BBC1 between 1991 and 1999.
Main cast
[edit]Bill Porter
[edit]Wilhelmina "Bill" Porter (Belinda Lang) is wife to Ben and mother to Jenny and David. During series 1 she and Rona work at a bakery but they resign due to sexual harassment from their boss. From series 2 onwards she runs a catering company with Rona.
Ben Porter
[edit]Ben Porter (Gary Olsen) is the father of the Porter family. He is a self-employed heating repair man, sometimes assisted by Christine. He is laid-back with a childish sense that gets on Bill's nerves. Ben, along with David, is a Tottenham Hotspur supporter.
Jenny Porter
[edit]Jenny Porter (Georgina Cates (Series 1-2) then Clare Buckfield (Series 3-8)) is the daughter of the Porter family. She frequently attempts to visit her boyfriend, Jason, which is hampered due to Bill's over-restrictive nature. Halfway through the first series, Jenny becomes a vegetarian. In the last series she leaves for university.
David Porter
[edit]David Porter (John Pickard) is the son of the Porter family. His interests include horror movies, aliens and heavy metal. He frequently annoys his older sister, Jenny.
Rona Harris
[edit]Rona Harris (Julia Hills) is Bill's best friend. In series 1 she works with Bill at a bakery until they both resign due to sexual harassment. From series 2 she runs a catering company with Bill. From series 3 she begins a relationship with DJ Tony. The later series focus on her attempts to have children, and, after considering adoption, Rona announces she is pregnant in the final episode.
Christine Atkins
[edit]Christine (Kim Benson) is Ben's sarcastic and moody plumbing assistant. In the first series she works on the meat counter in a supermarket, before becoming Ben's plumbing assistant in the second series.
Recurring characters
[edit]Jake Klinger
[edit]Jake Klinger (Roger Lloyd-Pack) is a fellow plumber and rival of Ben. He is nicknamed "The Klingon" due to his love of Star Trek.
Bette
[edit]Bill's opinionated, chain-smoking widowed mother, who lives in Suffolk. (Liz Smith)
Aunt Belle
[edit]Bette's twin sister and Bill's aunt. (Liz Smith)
Aunt Pearl
[edit]Rona's biological mother. (Barbara Lott)
Aunt Tina
[edit]Ben's sister. (Patricia Brake/Sandra Dickinson)
Declan
[edit]Declan (Mitchell Ray) meets the Porters in series 7's last episode after he and a group of other children break into Ben's van when he and Bill drop Jenny off at university. After learning he is homeless, Bill and Ben sympathise with him. In series 8 he is portrayed by Alex Kew, and is fostered by the Porters and moves in with them.