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Bless This House (1971)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
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Bless this house is a British sitcom starring Sid James and Diana Coupland that aired on ITV from the 2nd February 1971 to the 22nd April 1976. It was written by Derek Collyer, David Comming, B.C. Cummins, Harry Driver, George Evans, Dave Freeman, Carla Lane, Brian Platt, Vince Powell, Adele Rose, Mike Sharland, Bernie Sharp, Myra Taylor, Jon Watkins and Lawrie Wyman. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. In 2004, Bless this house came 67th in Britain's best sitcom.
Style:
sitcom, family comedy, retro, period piece, light hearted, affectionate, slapstick
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
20th century
Place:
london
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