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Demob (1993)

Demob poster
Directed by
Robert Knights
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two former soldiers try to become a comedy act on BBC radio after World War Two. The show follows their struggles to build an entertainment career in post-war Britain.

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What happens

Demob is a British comedy-drama television series, which screened for one six-episode series in 1993; It was produced by Talkback Productions in association with Yorkshire Television for ITV. The series is set in the late 1940s and early 1950s, it stars Martin Clunes and Griff Rhys Jones as two ex-army friends who try to form an entertainment act, with the aim of getting work on BBC radio. The series cast also includes Samantha Janus, Amanda Redman and Les Dawson, Dawson having died before it went to air. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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