and have just seen something that reminded me of 2.4 children, peopler remember taht? thought it was great allthough i was young, didnt the father die and cut the show short? or have i imagined it</p>
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101032/ Gary Olsen (who played Ben Porter) died of cancer in 2000. Date of birth (location) 3 November 1957 England, UK Date of death (details) 12 September 2000 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. (cancer)