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Jam & Jerusalem
- TV comedy drama / sitcom
- BBC One
- 2006 - 2009
- 16 episodes (3 series)
A comedy drama about the members of a Women's Guild in a small West Country village called Clatterford. Stars Sue Johnston, Pauline McLynn, Maggie Steed, Sally Phillips, David Mitchell and more.
![Jam & Jerusalem. Image shows from L to R: Queenie (Doreen Mantle), Hillary (Patrick Barlow), Eileen Pike (Maggie Steed), Sal Vine (Sue Johnston), Tip Haddam (Pauline McLynn), Caroline Martin (Jennifer Saunders), Rosie Bales (Dawn French). Copyright: BBC Jam & Jerusalem. Image shows from L to R: Queenie (Doreen Mantle), Hillary (Patrick Barlow), Eileen Pike (Maggie Steed), Sal Vine (Sue Johnston), Tip Haddam (Pauline McLynn), Caroline Martin (Jennifer Saunders), Rosie Bales (Dawn French). Copyright: BBC](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450/j/jam_and_jerusalem.jpg)
Key details
- Genres
- Comedy Drama, Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2006 - 2009
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 16 (3 series)
- Stars
- Sue Johnston, Pauline McLynn, Maggie Steed, Sally Phillips, David Mitchell, Salima Saxton, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and more
- Writers
- Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson
- Director
- Mandie Fletcher
- Producers
- Jo Sargent, Pete Thornton, Francis Gilson, Jon Plowman and Nerys Evans
- Company
Set in a small West Country village, Jam & Jerusalem follows the lives of the members of the local Women's Guild.
When her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack, Sal finds herself surrounded by the community - all offering tea and sympathy. But when her son James announces at the funeral that, as he is taking over the practice, his wife will be the village nurse, Sal finds herself not only widowed but out of a job.
As the community sympathy falls off, Sal feels neglected and alone and in a bid to stop rattling around her empty house and avoid the local Grieving Group counsellor, she decides it's time to take her own advice - stop sleeping in the dog basket, get a hair cut and a new top, take stock of her new life - and the Women's Guild is a good place to start.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Clatterford (Foreign title)
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Music by The Kinks. The theme tune is The Village Green Preservation Society by Kate Rusby.
Website links
- BBC Website
The official website for the show. Featuring just basic details at the time of writing. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 24th November 2006 at 9:30pm on BBC One
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 5th May 2023 at 12:35am on Gold - Series 3, Episode 3
- Thursday 4th May 2023 at 3:15am on Gold - Series 3, Episode 3
- Thursday 4th May 2023 at 12:40am on Gold - Series 3, Episode 3
Recording details
- Pinewood Studios - Interiors.
- North Tawton and Dartmoor - Locations.