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Uncle (2014)

Uncle poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 19 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An eccentric, jobless musician bonds with his sensible young nephew. They navigate family life and personal growth together, with original songs from the uncle interspersed throughout the show.

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What happens

Uncle is a British sitcom written and directed by Oliver Refson and Lilah Vandenburgh. Originally broadcast between 2014 and 2017, it stars Nick Helm, Daisy Haggard, Elliot Speller-Gillott and Sydney Rae White, and features original songs by Helm. A pilot episode was first broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2012, before the show was commissioned by BBC Three. The first episode from the series, a remake of the pilot, aired on 13 January 2014. The show was renewed for a second series, and it premiered on BBC Three on 10 February 2015. In December 2015, Helm announced on social media that the programme would return for a third and final series. It premiered on 1 January 2017 on BBC Three on the BBC iPlayer app, and was later broadcast on BBC One on 6 January 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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