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Bedtime was a British comedy-drama written and directed by Andy Hamilton and broadcast by the BBC. It ran for three series for a total of fifteen episodes between August 2001 and December 2003. The first two series had six episodes each and the third series had three episodes. Series 1 and 2 were released on DVD.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Series 1 Episode 1August 28, 2001—Returning home from work, Paul must face a cranky baby and an equally cranky Sarah, who fears that they have not been communicating effectiv
- S01E02Series 1 Episode 2August 29, 2001—Sapphire meets with Ruby, who seems very interested in her relationship with Gulliver, however the young woman does not realise that the jou
- S01E03Series 1 Episode 3August 30, 2001—When Andrew tries to convince Alice that she shouldn't be going on the globalisation protest, tempers begin to build, accumulating in a shoc
- S01E04Series 1 Episode 4September 4, 2001—Sara's paranoia grows after an embarrasing and unplanned confrontation with Paul's colleague Melissa reveals a few surprising facts about hi
- S01E05Series 1 Episode 5September 5, 2001—Jools' sudden return from LA does little to stem Andrew's lack of tact in difficult situations, especially when an unwanted guest turns up a
- S01E06Series 1 Episode 6September 6, 2001—Sapphire and Ruby confront Gulliver after their shocking discovery about him. Paul finally comes clean to Sara, but his revelation is starti
Season02
- S02E01Series 2 Episode 1August 26, 2002—Paul and Sarah are exhausted parents raising their newborn son, and Alice and Andrew are retirees trying to enjoy some peace and quiet, whic
- S02E02Series 2 Episode 2August 27, 2002—After another long day of being a stay-at-home mom, Sarah battles a cold and fears that Paul is hiding something from her, and Sapphire shar
- S02E03Series 2 Episode 3August 28, 2002—Ruby continues her scheming to get dirt on Gulliver. Alice voices her discontent, and Andrew takes it upon himself to investigate the suspic
- S02E04Series 2 Episode 4September 2, 2002—Paul and Sarah host a dinner party with Paul's coworkers and Sarah confronts Melissa. Alice and Andrew are faced with their mortality, and R
- S02E05Series 2 Episode 5September 3, 2002—Andrew and Alice's daughter, Jools, comes to stay with them, but they are unsure what crisis has befallen her. Meanwhile, Paul and Sarah wor
- S02E06Series 2 Episode 6September 4, 2002—Tensions between Paul and Sarah finally come to a head, and Ruby finally gets to confront Gulliver.
- S02E07Christmas EveDecember 15, 2003—As preparations to celebrate Christmas are underway, the holiday cheer seems out of reach for everyone.
- S02E08Christmas DayDecember 16, 2003—After a long Christmas Day, the families begin to air out their frustrations that had been growing throughout the day.
- S02E09Boxing DayDecember 17, 2003—As the holiday festivities come to an end, events from the last few days finally come to a breaking point in the lives of each family.
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