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Bloomers. Image shows from L to R: Dingley (David Swift), Stan (Richard Beckinsale). Copyright: BBC
Bloomers

Bloomers

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1979
  • 5 episodes (1 series)

Richard Beckinsale's final sitcom. He plays an actor who turns to the soil and a blooming new career. Stars Richard Beckinsale, Anna Calder-Marshall, June Ritchie, David Swift, Paul Curran and Pat Gorman

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1979
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
5 (1 series)
Stars
Richard Beckinsale, Anna Calder-Marshall, June Ritchie, David Swift, Paul Curran and Pat Gorman
Writer
James Saunders
Producer
Roger Race
Company

Stan is an actor and, therefore, more out of work than in. His girlfriend is determined that he should get a job and, to her surprise, he gets up early and starts looking for employment. More by luck than good planning he meets Dingley and before the end of the day he is a partner in a Florist/Garden shop and a future that is blooming.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 27th September 1979 at 9:30pm on BBC Two

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