Blessed (TV series)

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Blessed
Format	Comedy (sitcom)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	30 minutes (approximate)
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One
Original run	October 14, 2005 – December 9, 2005

Blessed was a BBC television sitcom written by Ben Elton and starring Ardal O'Hanlon as Gary, a record producer, who is struggling to bring up two small children. The series was broadcast on BBC One on Friday evenings at 9.00pm between October and December 2005.

It featured the lullaby "morning town ride" as its theme, sung by the cast band. "Very nice, very tasteful."

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Ardal O'Hanlon	Gary Chandler
Mel Giedroyc	Sue Chandler
Robert Webb	Bill Hathaway
Sally Bretton	Mary Hathaway
Hannah Jane Fox	Vicky
Rowland Rivron	Styx
Michael McKell	Ronnie
Ray Panthaki	Lance
Russell Brand	Tommy

[edit] Episode guide

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

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

[edit] External links

• Blessed at bbc.co.uk Comedy Guide
• Blessed at the Internet Movie Database
• Blessed at the British Sitcom Guide