''Blessed'' is a

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television

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created and directed by

Ben Elton Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. One of the major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, his early stand-up style was Left-wing politics, left-wing political satire ...

. The only series, of eight episodes, was broadcast on

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on Friday evenings at 9.00 between October and December 2005. It starred

Ardal O'Hanlon Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in ''Father Ted'' (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in ''My Hero (British TV series), My Hero'' (2000–2006), and DI Jack Moone ...

and

Mel Giedroyc Melanie Clare Sophie Giedroyc ( , ; born 5 June 1968) is an English actress, comedian and television presenter. With Sue Perkins, she has co-hosted series including ''Light Lunch'' for Channel 4, '' The Great British Bake Off'' for the BBC an ...

as a couple of record producers, struggling to bring up two small children.

Plot

Gary and Sue are an immature young couple trying to reconcile raising two young children with the dream of becoming successful record producers.

Cast

as Gary Chandler *

as Sue Chandler *

Robert Webb Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He rose to prominence alongside David Mitchell as part of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb. Mitchell and Webb starred in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Peep Show' ...

as Bill Hathaway *

Sally Bretton Sally Davis (born 23 April 1980), known professionally as Sally Bretton, is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom ''Not Going Out'' since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC ...

as Mary Hathaway *

Russell Brand Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, podcaster and media personality. He established himself as a stand-up comedian and radio host before becoming a film actor. After beginning his career as a comedian and la ...

as Tommy * Kelly Beckett as Toppa *

Hannah Jane Fox Hannah Jane Fox (born 13 January 1976) is an English theatre and television actress. She is best known for playing the leading female role of Scaramouche in the original West End production of the Queen jukebox musical ''We Will Rock You''. Edu ...

as Vicky *

Rowland Rivron Rowland John Rivron (born 28 September 1958) is a British writer, comedic actor and television personality. Early career Rivron played the comic character 'Dr Martin Scrote' on the Jonathan Ross chat show ''The Last Resort'', and also played S ...

as Styx *

Michael McKell Michael McKell (born 10 February 1959) is an English actor and singer. His career began in music, co-writing various songs for Toyah Willcox, Dollar and Julien Clerc, as well as embarking on a brief solo career. McKell then focused on acting and ...

as Ronnie *

Hannah Spearritt Hannah Louise Spearritt (born 1 April 1981)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa, , p. 478 is an English singer and actress. She is an original member of the pop group S Club. Spearritt is known for play ...

as Sarah *Ray Panthaki as Lance

Episode guide

The episodes were named after song titles and the groups who sang them: #I'm So Tired (

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) #Ever Fallen in Love with Someone (

Buzzcocks Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Manchester in 1976. During their career, the band combined elements of punk rock, power pop, and pop punk. The ...

) #I'm in Love with My Car (

Queen Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to: Monarchy * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Q ...

) #Just Looking (

Stereophonics Stereophonics are a Welsh pop and rock music, Welsh rock band formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in the Cynon Valley. The band consists of Kelly Jones (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Richard Jones (Stereophonics), Richard Jones (n ...

) #Hit Me Baby One More Time (

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Cultural impact of Brit ...

) #Who Wrote the Book of Love? (

The Monotones The Monotones were a six-member American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only hit single was " The Book of Love", which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958. Biography The Monot ...

) # Walk Like a Man ( The Four Seasons) #Let's Spend the Night Together (

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)

References

External links

* Comedy Guide * * 2005 British television series debuts 2005 British television series endings 2000s British multi-camera sitcoms BBC television sitcoms Television shows written by Ben Elton British English-language television shows Television series created by Ben Elton {{BBC-comedy-tv-prog-stub