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{{Use British English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| image        = Keep it in the Family quiz show.jpg
| genre        = [[Game show]]
| presenter    = [[Bradley Walsh]]
| country      = United Kingdom
| language     = English
| num_series   = 2<ref name="itvstudios">{{cite web |url=https://itvstudios.com/programmes/keep-it-in-the-family--2 |title=ITV Studios - Keep It in the Family |publisher=[[ITV Studios]] |accessdate=13 October 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013150155/https://itvstudios.com/programmes/keep-it-in-the-family--2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| num_episodes = 13 <small>(inc. 1 special)</small><ref name="itvstudios"/>
| location     = [[BBC Elstree Centre]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Wiser |first=Danny |date=19 October 2014 |url=https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/11542655.keep-it-in-the-family-to-be-filmed-at-bbc-elstree-studios-borehamwood/ |title=Keep it in the Family to be filmed at BBC Elstree Studios, Borehamwood |publisher=[[Borehamwood & Elstree Times]] |accessdate=19 October 2014 |archive-date=22 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922171838/https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/11542655.keep-it-in-the-family-to-be-filmed-at-bbc-elstree-studios-borehamwood/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| company      = [[ITV Studios]] and Over the Top Productions
| network      = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired  = {{start date|2014|10|26|df=yes}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|2015|12|19|df=yes}}
}}
'''''Keep It in the Family''''' is a British [[game show]] that aired on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 26 October 2014 to 19 December 2015 and was hosted by [[Bradley Walsh]].
==Format==
Two families of four participate in a series of rounds for the chance to win prizes, including a family holiday. The children take the lead in the show rather than the parents. The rounds feature family members nominated for routines, dressing up as TV characters and trying to guess phrases based on clues given by grandmothers.<ref name="mirror"/> Celebrities appear in the show and may be dropped down a trapdoor depending on the prizes chosen by the contestants; these celebrities include those known for ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''.
==Transmissions==
===Series===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
|-
| '''1''' || 26 October 2014 || 30 November 2014 || 6
|-
| '''2''' || 8 August 2015 || 19 September 2015 || 7
|}
===Special===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Date !! Entitle
|-
| 19 December 2015 || Christmas Special
|}
==Reception==
Walsh described the show as "the most fun [he has] ever had on TV".<ref name="mirror">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bradley-walsh-keep-family-most-4495128|title=Bradley Walsh: Keep It In The Family is the most fun I've ever had on TV|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|last=Rodger|first=Jennifer|date=26 October 2014|accessdate=18 January 2015|archive-date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150119042346/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bradley-walsh-keep-family-most-4495128|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' said that although the show "shouldn't work", it was well-suited to the presenter, calling Walsh "a virtuoso of amiable schtick".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/nov/25/bradley-walsh-might-be-britains-greatest-gameshow-host|title=Bradley Walsh might be Britain's greatest gameshow host|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Heritage|first=Stuart|date=25 November 2014|accessdate=18 January 2015|archive-date=22 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922171934/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2014/nov/25/bradley-walsh-might-be-britains-greatest-gameshow-host|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{UKGameshow|Keep_It_in_the_Family_(3)}}
[[Category:2014 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:2015 British television series endings]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
[[Category:ITV game shows]]
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]
[[Category:Television shows shot at BBC Elstree Centre]]