Kris Marshall has hinted at a possible return to the hit sitcom My Family, but he's got one condition for the bosses. The show was once the BBC's most-watched programme, pulling in an impressive 10 million viewers during its peak.
It aired for 11 series from 2000 to 2011 and was ranked 24th in the BBC's Britain's Best Sitcom in 2004.
The cast included Robert Lindsay as dad Ben Harper, Zoe Wanamaker as mum Susan, with Kris Marshall portraying their eldest son Nick.
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Daniela Denby-Ashe and Gabriel Thomson played his younger siblings Janey and Michael. Although My Family is still being broadcast today with reruns of its classic episodes, Kris is open to a reboot.
In a chat with Metro, the actor, 51, said: "My Family was great. If I were to reboot it, it would have to be in a situation where it really worked because Nick Harper was very much a character of his time.
"I was 27 when I started, but I was playing 19, so he was a very youthful character. I'm not quite as youthful anymore so it would have to be something really special. But never say never."
The Beyond Paradise star also revealed that thanks to its repeats, My Family is now popular with his own family.
He went on to say: "What I love about My Family is they run repeats now on one of these free view channels and so I've watched a couple with my kids, and, one is like, 'Dad, how young do you look?' They are cheeky my kids.
"Also, a lot of comedy doesn't age very well for obvious reasons, or for not-so-obvious reasons, and I think it really stands up.
"I don't think I'm biased here because I'm quite critical of my work."
The star added that one of the "hardest things" for him is watching himself on screen, explaining: "It was something I struggled with early on in my career, and as you get older it doesn’t really get any easier because then you’re ageing on screen.
"My wife says I pull a particular face when I’m watching myself on screen – like I look like I’m in pain – but it’s not a necessarily bad thing.
"I’m critical in a positive way, in terms of what can I glean from (questions like) how did I approach that scene that I’m particularly watching? How can I improve it in the future?"
