Blessed (TV series)

Blessed
GenreSitcom
Created byBen Elton
Directed byBen Elton
Starring
Opening theme"Morningtown Ride" by the cast
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBBC Studios
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release14 October (2005-10-14) –
9 December 2005 (2005-12-09)

Blessed is a BBC television sitcom created and directed by Ben Elton.[1] The only series, of eight episodes, was broadcast on BBC One on Friday evenings at 9.00 pm between October and December 2005. It starred Ardal O'Hanlon and Mel Giedroyc as a couple of record producers, struggling to bring up two small children.[2]

Plot

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Gary and Sue are an immature young couple trying to reconcile raising two young children with the dream of becoming successful record producers.

Cast

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Episode guide

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The episodes were named after song titles and the groups who sang them:

  1. I'm So Tired (The Beatles)
  2. Ever Fallen in Love with Someone (Buzzcocks)
  3. I'm in Love with My Car (Queen)
  4. Just Looking (Stereophonics)
  5. Hit Me Baby One More Time (Britney Spears)
  6. Who Wrote the Book of Love? (The Monotones)
  7. Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons)
  8. Let's Spend the Night Together (The Rolling Stones)

References

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  1. ^ "Blessed – TV sitcom". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Blessed – A decade after his last BBC One sitcom Ben Elton returned in 2005 to the TV genre that he'd already mastered with The Young Ones and Blackadder". BBC. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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