Amazing. They are so well behaved. I love the fact all of them colaborate keeping their house in order and how love eachother. Congratulations to the parents. ❤❤❤
Why would someone say something so stupid by implying the parents are selfish? If they were living off benefits, not working at all & letting their children run a muck around the streets, then I would consider that selfish & cruel. But this family has good morals & values. They respect each other & the children respect their parents. They don't ask for handouts & work hard to give & do their best with their kids. I think they are a beautiful family who have a lot of love & respect & for that I 100% have respect for them all. Beautiful people each & every one of them.
Perhaps because large families are more of a drain on world resources. It's not just about whether they can afford to provide for ridiculous numbers of children...it's about looking at the bigger picture.
@@letsrock1729That age old argument eh? ‘By 2050, over three-quarters (155 of 204) of countries will not have high enough fertility rates to sustain population size over time; this will increase to 97% of countries (198 of 204) by 2100’ This was filmed around 2003. 20 years ago. No point preaching on now. What are you going to do, send the kids back to where they came from? Many people are having less & less kids. So, don’t worry, the ‘resources’ will be impacted in other ways.
@@LauraBidingCitizen I'm not 'preaching'. I'm just expressing a different opinion to the hordes of people on here who appear to think that large families should be celebrated. Obviously children who already exist can't be 'sent back'. But that doesn't change the fact that people need to start acting more responsibly, going forward. There are still lots of huge families out there and it still seems to be a thing which attracts admiration from many people. If your statistics are correct, then that's great news. But nothing is going to make me believe that having this many children is socially responsible behaviour.
@@letsrock1729 Whether you or I believe it’s socially responsible or not is not the point. What you’re suggesting is, children who are born into a large family shouldn’t be celebrated? Why shouldn’t they? Why shouldn’t parents freely choose, so long as they’re supporting said family, how many they should bring into this world? Thats their right. No one has the right to dictate to anyone how to use their bodies. Many people are actively choosing not to have children these days, larger families at this present time are becoming a thing of the past, as stated this was filmed in 2003, 20 years ago, not to mention the fact larger families are certainly not a new phenomenon. We are not China, we are not a dictatorship, no one should ever decide how many children to have - that’s exactly why China lifted their ban on how many a couple can have. The destruction done to this planet was made by all humans, not just larger families.
@@LauraBidingCitizen Your reading/comprehension skills need a little work. My view is that large families are not something to be celebrated (the phenomenon of them). I didn't say that children who are born into large families shouldn't be celebrated. That's an entirely different thing. I would never suggest that children from large families should be side-lined in any way because of their parents' unwise decisions. On the contrary, these children are actually MORE in need of support and encouragement from outside the family, seeing as their parents quite simply cannot adequately provide the level of individual attention that EVERY child deserves. I also feel that perhaps you have failed to realise the reason for my original comment. Reuma asked why anyone would imply that these parents are selfish. I was providing a possible answer to this question. I have no desire to get into any arguments on this subject. I was simply offering an answer to a question.
My goodness, i can barely manage my two little ones and all the housework and laundry that goes with it😅. These two are so laid back and fresh faced. Hats off to them doing such a great job, even the house is really tidy and well kept❤
Usually I’m a bit judgey when I see families like this. However, their children are lovely & being raised to be productive members of society. A whole lot different to the welfare families pumping out cycles of occupational breeders for the income. I love how the parents described each child’s traits & personalities, you can tell the parents are very involved with their children.
Wow 188 for all that. Food was so much cheaper in 2003. I spend 70 quid a week on myself here in 2024. But that still seems like a lot of food, shampoo, and soap for just a week. He makes 35K a year? thought the mini coopers were really expensive. Nice to know the older kids have to get jobs/college. Another one of these shows the family of 12 the parents didn't work and only used govt support.
They aren’t the biggest brood,by a long way.There is a family with 22 children.All happy and well looked after.Don’t claim benefits,live in a nice house,and work hard.Mum had their first one at 14.They are dedicated to each other.
I love seeing large families… my only criticism is mom and dad describing the kids at the beginning when they described some of the children as ‘nice kid’, this could imply that others are not nice.
Why be worried about not having a baby in the house? Youre already starting with the next generation which is wonderful. Thats why its best to have a max number agreed before getting married. They seem lovely, but at a point enough is enough and can rather focus on the blessings you already have in your arms and the next generation.
Yes I kept thinking, is fair to the kids THEMSELVES to have SO MANY? I think it's much better to have 3-4 kids if you can possibly afford even that? I'm an only child...I'm always outnumbered by my parents. I think having 2 kids can be difficult...if they don't get along. But what the hell do I know?? I have NO KIDS! My parents made having one child look so hard I decided when I was a kid not to have kids! My mother gave me to granny for the first 5 years and then spent the NEXT 5 years screaming and crying! Fed me on cookies 3X a day and didn't brush my hair. Once I moved out at 17, she finally cleaned the house.
Pretty sad to get rid of loneliness by having children, it is very selfish. There is no way you can give proper attention to all these children. It doesn't look they are very happy, accept the parents perhaps.
I totally disagree. They seem to be happy with their lives. They spoke about how all the children have a buddy to go to if they are having problems. The fact that the older ones are attending university speaks volumes for how great the parents are.
Greedy and irresponsible to have such a large family. None of those kids will have the attention they should, hand me downs and lots of endless chores is about all they can count on😢. Speaking from experience.
Completely agree about the attention, but 'hand me downs' are not something which ruins a childhood. I'm the eldest of only 2 children, but we didn't have much (financially speaking) and I wore the 'hand me downs' of the daughter of my parents' friends. I always got so excited when a big bag of them turned up!! It was a real treat for me and never had a negative impact on my general happiness.
This is quite old now. I wonder if they had another baby afrer the last as at 42 it might be better less chance of that due to mother's age. You can tell when it was made by the 1990s/80s computer shown. I had 5 and worked (we both worked full time ) and I never ever ironed!
Really? I'm not sure about that...She was kissing them goodnight...keeping them busy on school breaks. I think if she didn't love them she wouldn't work so damn hard! Is it selfish of her? IDK? Maybe a little. They all seem as happy as is possible given the situation...one income family I mean. ANd they do come off very well behaved.
Amazing..i have 2 children,theyre adults now 21 and 30 but i felt i couldnt give them all the individual time they needed so i dont know how they manage it,to me impossible...how do they do it? Each lil miracle need so much one on one plus family time...boggles my mind
The Radford family is British biggest family 22 kids.your meals for the family doesn’t sound very healthy.had many a holiday in Devon my nans brother and he Iived there I live in Australia for 43 years loved it better than England. Sorry they keep saying your the biggest family there is the radfords
This was over 2 decades ago and least they didn't claim benefits like the radfords did, the radfords were claiming £68,000 a year in benefits up until 2012 as they said noel only worked 16 hours a week in his pie shop but when the benefit cap of £22,000 came into place in 2013 he then salaried working full time and then the went on 16 kids and counting the radfords having been claiming benefits since there first child was born in 1989 when sue was 13 and noel was 17, at least this family work hard.
I feel so sorry for that older boy who was hiding away in his bedroom and seemed not to want to be part of the madness. Not every child will have a personality that can handle this complete lack of alone time and privacy. Don't feel they genuinely see any of their kids as individual human beings with completely unique needs (which simply CANNOT be met with this many kids in the family). The mother clearly has psychological issues...her obsession with continually having more and more children isn't healthy behaviour. 100% convinced the father has just been dragged along for the ride. He looks shell shocked. He should have put his foot down after the 'agreed upon' 6 (still too many, imo) and insisted his wife went to therapy.
Amazing. They are so well behaved. I love the fact all of them colaborate keeping their house in order and how love eachother. Congratulations to the parents. ❤❤❤
Lucky lady.An amazing husband, beautiful kids.She is so blessed.A very lucky family
What a lovely family full credit to the parents.
Why would someone say something so stupid by implying the parents are selfish? If they were living off benefits, not working at all & letting their children run a muck around the streets, then I would consider that selfish & cruel. But this family has good morals & values. They respect each other & the children respect their parents. They don't ask for handouts & work hard to give & do their best with their kids. I think they are a beautiful family who have a lot of love & respect & for that I 100% have respect for them all. Beautiful people each & every one of them.
Perhaps because large families are more of a drain on world resources. It's not just about whether they can afford to provide for ridiculous numbers of children...it's about looking at the bigger picture.
@@letsrock1729That age old argument eh?
‘By 2050, over three-quarters (155 of 204) of countries will not have high enough fertility rates to sustain population size over time; this will increase to 97% of countries (198 of 204) by 2100’
This was filmed around 2003. 20 years ago. No point preaching on now. What are you going to do, send the kids back to where they came from? Many people are having less & less kids. So, don’t worry, the ‘resources’ will be impacted in other ways.
@@LauraBidingCitizen I'm not 'preaching'. I'm just expressing a different opinion to the hordes of people on here who appear to think that large families should be celebrated.
Obviously children who already exist can't be 'sent back'.
But that doesn't change the fact that people need to start acting more responsibly, going forward. There are still lots of huge families out there and it still seems to be a thing which attracts admiration from many people.
If your statistics are correct, then that's great news. But nothing is going to make me believe that having this many children is socially responsible behaviour.
@@letsrock1729 Whether you or I believe it’s socially responsible or not is not the point. What you’re suggesting is, children who are born into a large family shouldn’t be celebrated? Why shouldn’t they? Why shouldn’t parents freely choose, so long as they’re supporting said family, how many they should bring into this world? Thats their right. No one has the right to dictate to anyone how to use their bodies. Many people are actively choosing not to have children these days, larger families at this present time are becoming a thing of the past, as stated this was filmed in 2003, 20 years ago, not to mention the fact larger families are certainly not a new phenomenon. We are not China, we are not a dictatorship, no one should ever decide how many children to have - that’s exactly why China lifted their ban on how many a couple can have.
The destruction done to this planet was made by all humans, not just larger families.
@@LauraBidingCitizen Your reading/comprehension skills need a little work.
My view is that large families are not something to be celebrated (the phenomenon of them). I didn't say that children who are born into large families shouldn't be celebrated.
That's an entirely different thing.
I would never suggest that children from large families should be side-lined in any way because of their parents' unwise decisions.
On the contrary, these children are actually MORE in need of support and encouragement from outside the family, seeing as their parents quite simply cannot adequately provide the level of individual attention that EVERY child deserves.
I also feel that perhaps you have failed to realise the reason for my original comment.
Reuma asked why anyone would imply that these parents are selfish.
I was providing a possible answer to this question.
I have no desire to get into any arguments on this subject. I was simply offering an answer to a question.
The mum looks remarkably bright eyed and bushy tailed
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@@treacletarrt8591Don’t be an idiot.
My goodness, i can barely manage my two little ones and all the housework and laundry that goes with it😅. These two are so laid back and fresh faced. Hats off to them doing such a great job, even the house is really tidy and well kept❤
So refreshing to see this beautiful family ❤
188 quid a week….costs me more than that now for a family of 5…cheap back then
Birthday party..."who wants a bit of cake!?"
Sweet really...they are amazingly organized...no other way!
Very nice family 😊
Great job MOM/ DAD ❤
Usually I’m a bit judgey when I see families like this. However, their children are lovely & being raised to be productive members of society. A whole lot different to the welfare families pumping out cycles of occupational breeders for the income. I love how the parents described each child’s traits & personalities, you can tell the parents are very involved with their children.
What a sad life when you come home from a long day at work and your wife has cooked you chicken nuggets, chips and beans for dinner 😢😂
You would think they would have a grown up meal later with the Older Children.
Wow 188 for all that. Food was so much cheaper in 2003. I spend 70 quid a week on myself here in 2024. But that still seems like a lot of food, shampoo, and soap for just a week. He makes 35K a year? thought the mini coopers were really expensive. Nice to know the older kids have to get jobs/college. Another one of these shows the family of 12 the parents didn't work and only used govt support.
They aren’t the biggest brood,by a long way.There is a family with 22 children.All happy and well looked after.Don’t claim benefits,live in a nice house,and work hard.Mum had their first one at 14.They are dedicated to each other.
Strange how they call this Britain's biggest family when the Radford family are so well known.
Yeah they are called the radford family they have 22 kids now and 2 grandchildren
@@louisenewton75562 Grandchildren? Yeah maybe a few years ago
This was filmed quite a few years ago and was the biggest family at the time.
I'd love to see a follow up of how many grandchildren they have.
@@louisenewton7556I think they have 8 or possibly more. 😄
They aren’t the biggest family at all the Radford family are
Nothing wrong with hand me downs!
I lived in Belize and i knew two women who had 20 children.
What a lovely family!!! I felt so sad when the mother was speaking of her childhood!!!😢 But she and her husband are fantastic parents!!!💜
I love seeing large families… my only criticism is mom and dad describing the kids at the beginning when they described some of the children as ‘nice kid’, this could imply that others are not nice.
I've seen worse...put it that way...
But yes one of the son's said there were "scapegoats".
Why be worried about not having a baby in the house? Youre already starting with the next generation which is wonderful. Thats why its best to have a max number agreed before getting married. They seem lovely, but at a point enough is enough and can rather focus on the blessings you already have in your arms and the next generation.
So which ones would you discard then?
Beautiful children. The parents have done an amazing job
What lovely children.
Imagine coming home from work to chicken nuggets and chips for tea
The radfords are biggest
Gengis Khan supposedly........but he had a harem and rode about on a horse.
Great Mam / Dad ❤ great family 👍
What is the song called 40:20 - cheers
(15/03/2024)
If you can't afford new clothes for kids don't have that many if you can't afford
Do people not realise this is well over 15 years ago, the radford family wernt big then so this was the biggest fanily at the time
OMG! The young girl with the baby on her lap in the front of the car!!!
From what I could see, the mum gave the baby to the child in the front to hold while she straightened the baby seat out
The mum asked her to hold the baby while she straightened up her car seat that's all.
They look really happy!
You’ve not seen 22 kids and counting then?
It's clearly a very old documentary, I'm sure at the time the Radfords didn't have 22 kids and the Poveys were the biggest family then.
@@gwendolyn05152005 this was
It’s from 2005 😂
Who put a penny in your slot ... Do you get up early to annoy folk...
@mellissa7208 it's from 2003
Cramming all those kids into a 5 seater car😮
There are thise who are not happy with their owm live's that , like pick at other people's.
I thought the tv family were 23 or 21 were the biggest family in Britain? Im confused.
Must cost them thousands at Christmas and holidays abroad i dread to think how much
Why did you have all those kids if you cant treat them and giving pocket money
Yes I kept thinking, is fair to the kids THEMSELVES to have SO MANY?
I think it's much better to have 3-4 kids if you can possibly afford even that?
I'm an only child...I'm always outnumbered by my parents.
I think having 2 kids can be difficult...if they don't get along.
But what the hell do I know??
I have NO KIDS!
My parents made having one child look so hard I decided when I was a kid not to have kids!
My mother gave me to granny for the first 5 years and then spent the NEXT 5 years screaming and crying!
Fed me on cookies 3X a day and didn't brush my hair.
Once I moved out at 17, she finally cleaned the house.
Pretty sad to get rid of loneliness by having children, it is very selfish. There is no way you can give proper attention to all these children. It doesn't look they are very happy, accept the parents perhaps.
I totally disagree. They seem to be happy with their lives. They spoke about how all the children have a buddy to go to if they are having problems. The fact that the older ones are attending university speaks volumes for how great the parents are.
Greedy and irresponsible to have such a large family. None of those kids will have the attention they should, hand me downs and lots of endless chores is about all they can count on😢. Speaking from experience.
Totally agree. Her mum was an alcoholic so where many. Doesn't mean you breed like a rabbit. Pooe kids
Completely agree about the attention, but 'hand me downs' are not something which ruins a childhood. I'm the eldest of only 2 children, but we didn't have much (financially speaking) and I wore the 'hand me downs' of the daughter of my parents' friends. I always got so excited when a big bag of them turned up!! It was a real treat for me and never had a negative impact on my general happiness.
You haven't got to have loads off children it A personal choice
They're providing for their children themselves and if that's how they want to live, more power to them.
This is quite old now. I wonder if they had another baby afrer the last as at 42 it might be better less chance of that due to mother's age. You can tell when it was made by the 1990s/80s computer shown. I had 5 and worked (we both worked full time ) and I never ever ironed!
Totally selfish woman . Its all about what she wants no thought for all they kids
Yes very irresponsible
Ironing??? Who does that anymore??? The oldest don’t do their own wash???
This documentary is more than 20 years old
The mum dont seem loving towars kids
Really? I'm not sure about that...She was kissing them goodnight...keeping them busy on school breaks.
I think if she didn't love them she wouldn't work so damn hard!
Is it selfish of her?
IDK?
Maybe a little.
They all seem as happy as is possible given the situation...one income family I mean.
ANd they do come off very well behaved.
Amazing..i have 2 children,theyre adults now 21 and 30 but i felt i couldnt give them all the individual time they needed so i dont know how they manage it,to me impossible...how do they do it? Each lil miracle need so much one on one plus family time...boggles my mind
I didn't even want ONE baby!!
LOL me either!!
My parents made raising one child look SO DIFFICULT!
It really turned me off the whole process!
Me too! I prefer dogs and cats, they don't answer back. Although the cats can get arsey sometimes 😂
They’re are not the biggest family now, but still a big brood nevertheless 😮❤
You all saying oh its not biggest, this is an old tv show probably before radford made tv 😂😂😂
I would love this life, good for them ❤
Radford family have 22 children, work hard and claim no benefits.
The Radford family is British biggest family 22 kids.your meals for the family doesn’t sound very healthy.had many a holiday in Devon my nans brother and he Iived there I live in Australia for 43 years loved it better than England. Sorry they keep saying your the biggest family there is the radfords
at the time of this doc the radfords wasnt the biggest family, this doc is like 20 years old
This was over 2 decades ago and least they didn't claim benefits like the radfords did, the radfords were claiming £68,000 a year in benefits up until 2012 as they said noel only worked 16 hours a week in his pie shop but when the benefit cap of £22,000 came into place in 2013 he then salaried working full time and then the went on 16 kids and counting the radfords having been claiming benefits since there first child was born in 1989 when sue was 13 and noel was 17, at least this family work hard.
Like Rabbits
How old is this documentary?
I think it showed 2003
All cheap crap and what's with all the ads?
I feel so sorry for that older boy who was hiding away in his bedroom and seemed not to want to be part of the madness. Not every child will have a personality that can handle this complete lack of alone time and privacy.
Don't feel they genuinely see any of their kids as individual human beings with completely unique needs (which simply CANNOT be met with this many kids in the family).
The mother clearly has psychological issues...her obsession with continually having more and more children isn't healthy behaviour.
100% convinced the father has just been dragged along for the ride.
He looks shell shocked.
He should have put his foot down after the 'agreed upon' 6 (still too many, imo) and insisted his wife went to therapy.
P r o m o S M
Not the biggest family!
Im afraid the children are not legal in the car. They should all have car seats.
you are not the largest family
Dudes with harems.
They have the biggest families.
But that's CHEATING!