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Being Eileen

Being Eileen

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 2011 - 2013
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

Family-based comedy focussing on Birkenhead's Lewis family, particularly recently widowed grandmother Eileen. Stars Sue Johnston, Dean Andrews, Elizabeth Berrington, William Ash, Julie Graham and more.

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Series 1, Episode 5 - DIY

Pete discovers Eileen's shower is broken and decides to step into his father's shoes and get it sorted.

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Further details

Pete discovers Eileen's shower is broken and decides to step into his father's shoes and get it sorted. A trip to the local branch of Wickes is planned to get Eileen a new shower. Mandy misunderstands and thinks Pete's taking her there to finally pick up her new dream bathroom suite.

So they all go together. Paula, Ray, Jack and Liam are at a loose end and decide to meet them all there for a fun day out - it was either that or Alton Towers.

Once inside, Mandy finds herself sidetracked as Pete and Paula lose themselves among the showers, and Ray sets off to drool at all the power tools.

Eileen also finds herself somewhat forgotten, and for a while it looks as if neither she nor Mandy are actually going to get what they came for. Still, at least everyone else is having a good time.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 4th March 2013
Time
10:35pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 4th March 2013 11:05pm BBC1 Wales
Monday 11th March 2013 2:55am BBC2

Cast & crew

Cast
Sue Johnston Eileen Lewis
Dean Andrews Pete Lewis
Elizabeth Berrington Paula Cooper
William Ash Ray Cooper
Julie Graham Mandy Lewis
Adam Scotland Jack Cooper
Ellis Murphy Liam Cooper
Georgia Doyle Melissa Lewis
Connor Dempsey Ethan Lewis
Guest cast
Warren Donnelly Security Guard
Naveen Riley Mohamed Trace
Lenny Wood Gavin
Sue Devaney Carmel
James Devlin Roger
Emily Pennington Viv
Russ Booth Workman
Writing team
Michael Wynne Writer
Ian Brown Script Editor
James Hendrie Script Editor
Production team
Sue Tully Director
Rosemary McGowan Producer
Pete Thornton Executive Producer
David Cresswell (as David Creswell) Editor
Chris Truelove Production Designer
Mark Thomas Composer

Videos

Corner bath

Ray warns Eileen about the dangers of corner baths.

View this clip on the BBC website

Gavin

Eileen finds Gavin hiding in a kitchen cupboard.

View this clip on the BBC website

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