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Blue Heaven (1994)

Blue Heaven poster
Directed by
Tony Dow
Genre
sitcom
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British sitcom set in the Black Country region. It follows a group of characters in a local pub and their everyday lives and interactions.

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What happens

Blue Heaven is a British television sitcom that starred Frank Skinner, Conleth Hill, John Forgeham, Nadim Sawalha and Paula Wilcox. It featured guest stars such as Bill Bailey, Bob Goody, Tamsin Greig, Lucy Davis, Beryl Reid, Philip Glenister and John Thomson. It first appeared on Channel 4 as a one-off pilot in the series Bunch of Five in 1992, and was followed by one series of six episodes in 1994. It was described by Skinner as "a love-letter to the Black Country". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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