Bluestone 42. Nick (Oliver Chris). Copyright: BBC
Bluestone 42

Bluestone 42

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2013 - 2015
  • 21 episodes (3 series)

Comedy about an army bomb disposal detachment working in Afghanistan. Stars Laura Aikman, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Wight, Tony Gardner, Katie Lyons and more.

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Series 1, Episode 6

Bluestone 42. Image shows from L to R: Millsy (Gary Carr), Nick (Oliver Chris), Simon (Stephen Wight), Rocket (Scott Hoatson). Copyright: BBC
Nick and Simon help each other to learn to dance, whilst the arrival of vet Parikh reveals Bird as a terrible flirt.

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Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 9th April 2013
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 10th April 2013 1:30am BBC3
Wednesday 10th April 2013 3:30am BBC3
Thursday 11th April 2013 12:35am BBC3
Saturday 13th April 2013 1:30am BBC3
Sunday 14th April 2013 12:35am BBC3
Sunday 14th April 2013 3:00am BBC3
Friday 8th November 2013 11:20pm BBC1
Friday 10th January 2014 2:30am BBC3
Tuesday 11th February 2014 2:30am BBC3

Cast & crew

Cast
Stephen Wight Simon
Tony Gardner Lt Col Smith
Katie Lyons Bird
Scott Hoatson Rocket
Jamie Quinn Mac
Oliver Chris Nick
Kelly Adams Mary
Gary Carr Millsy
Guest cast
Amit Shah Captain Parikh (Vet)
Writing team
James Cary Writer
Richard Hurst Writer
Kevin Cecil Script Editor
Production team
Iain B MacDonald Director
Michelle Farr-Scott (as Michelle Farr) Producer
Stephen McCrum Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Harry Banks Production Designer
Vince Pope Composer
Graham Jarvis Composer

Videos

Bird is a terrible flirt

Bird showcases her not-so-amazing flirting technique when vet, Captain Parikh, arrives at the base.

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Featuring: Oliver Chris (Nick), Stephen Wight (Simon), Katie Lyons (Bird), Jamie Quinn (Mac) & Amit Shah (Captain Parikh).

Boys chat

The boys have some questions for Captain Parikh about his intentions towards Bird...

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Featuring: Oliver Chris (Nick), Stephen Wight (Simon), Scott Hoatson (Rocket), Jamie Quinn (Mac), Gary Carr (Millsy) & Amit Shah (Captain Parikh).

Do animals have a...?

Mac & Rocket discuss the finer points of animal reproduction.

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Featuring: Scott Hoatson (Rocket) & Jamie Quinn (Mac).

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