''Dossa and Joe'' is a 2002 Australian television comedy series, created and co-written by

Caroline Aherne Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian, writer and director. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host '' Mrs Merton'', in various roles in '' The Fast Show'', and as Denise ...

. Peter Herbert served as co-writer. Made by Granada Australia for the BBC, the

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

-based series centres on a working class couple called Dossa and Joe. When Joe retires from his job as a factory worker, the couple realizes that they know very little about each other despite being married for forty years. Against Joe's wishes, the couple begins marriage counseling. The series starred

Anne Charleston Anne Charleston (born 30 December 1942) is an Australian-born former actress prominent in television, radio and theatre, notable for her career locally and in the United Kingdom in both England and Ireland. She began her career on the stage in ...

as Dossa and

Michael Caton Michael Caton (born 21 July 1943) is an Australian actor, comedian and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series '' The Sullivans'', Darryl Kerrigan in 1997's low-budget hit film '' The Castle'', an ...

as Joe. The cast also included

Jeanie Drynan Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the television series '' Class of '74'', as Muriel's mother in the 1994 film ''Muriel's Wedding'' and as solicitor Angela Jeffries in the cult classic telev ...

and

Roy Billing Roy Harwood Billing (born 1947) is a New Zealand television actor, now based on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. He was brought up in Ruawai, Northland Region, Northland, New Zealand. Billing spent almost three decades living and working in Austral ...

. While the series received positive reviews, there were some dissenters. The series failed to earn good ratings and was not renewed for a second series.

Cast

as Dossa *

as Joe Bailey *

as Vanessa *

as Charlie *

Darren Gilshenan Darren Gilshenan is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles in television series ''The Moodys'', '' Maximum Choppage'', ''Chandon Pictures'' and '' Full Frontal''. Early life Growing up in Brisbane, Darren was first intr ...

as Wayne * Ryan Johnson as Bobby Bailey *

Joel Edgerton Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is known for his portrayal of Will McGill on the first two seasons of the Australian drama series'' The Secret Life of Us'' (2001–02), and for playing Owen Lars in t ...

as Robbo

References

2002 Australian television series debuts 2002 Australian television series endings 2000s Australian comedy television series BBC Two original programming 2002 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings British English-language television shows {{Australia-tv-prog-stub