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Bedtime

TV·2001–2003·2 seasons, 15 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Comedy·30m·Created by Andy Hamilton

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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

Season016Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Series 1 Episode 1August 28, 2001Returning home from work, Paul must face a cranky baby and an equally cranky Sarah, who fears that they have not been communicating effectiv
  2. S01E02Series 1 Episode 2August 29, 2001Sapphire meets with Ruby, who seems very interested in her relationship with Gulliver, however the young woman does not realise that the jou
  3. S01E03Series 1 Episode 3August 30, 2001When Andrew tries to convince Alice that she shouldn't be going on the globalisation protest, tempers begin to build, accumulating in a shoc
  4. S01E04Series 1 Episode 4September 4, 2001Sara's paranoia grows after an embarrasing and unplanned confrontation with Paul's colleague Melissa reveals a few surprising facts about hi
  5. S01E05Series 1 Episode 5September 5, 2001Jools' sudden return from LA does little to stem Andrew's lack of tact in difficult situations, especially when an unwanted guest turns up a
  6. S01E06Series 1 Episode 6September 6, 2001Sapphire and Ruby confront Gulliver after their shocking discovery about him. Paul finally comes clean to Sara, but his revelation is starti

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season029Episodes2002–03AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Series 2 Episode 1August 26, 2002Paul and Sarah are exhausted parents raising their newborn son, and Alice and Andrew are retirees trying to enjoy some peace and quiet, whic
  2. S02E02Series 2 Episode 2August 27, 2002After 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
  3. S02E03Series 2 Episode 3August 28, 2002Ruby continues her scheming to get dirt on Gulliver. Alice voices her discontent, and Andrew takes it upon himself to investigate the suspic
  4. S02E04Series 2 Episode 4September 2, 2002Paul and Sarah host a dinner party with Paul's coworkers and Sarah confronts Melissa. Alice and Andrew are faced with their mortality, and R
  5. S02E05Series 2 Episode 5September 3, 2002Andrew and Alice's daughter, Jools, comes to stay with them, but they are unsure what crisis has befallen her. Meanwhile, Paul and Sarah wor
  6. S02E06Series 2 Episode 6September 4, 2002Tensions between Paul and Sarah finally come to a head, and Ruby finally gets to confront Gulliver.
  7. S02E07Christmas EveDecember 15, 2003As preparations to celebrate Christmas are underway, the holiday cheer seems out of reach for everyone.
  8. S02E08Christmas DayDecember 16, 2003After a long Christmas Day, the families begin to air out their frustrations that had been growing throughout the day.
  9. S02E09Boxing DayDecember 17, 2003As 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.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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