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A Life of Bliss

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George Cole stars as bashful, bumbling bachelor, David Alexander Bliss.

George Cole stars in Godfrey Harrison's sitcom about bashful, bumbling bachelor, David Alexander Bliss.

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David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice.

David fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice. Stars George Cole. From February 1959.

Shy bachelor David Bliss fears the worst when a replacement manager pressurises him to chase an invoice. 

George Cole stars in Godfrey Harrison's sitcom about bashful, bumbling bachelor David Alexander Bliss.

David Bliss …. George Cole
Ann …. Diana Churchill
Tony …. Colin Gordon
Psyche the Dog …. Percy Edwards
Maynard Fillimore …. Terence Alexander
Marcia Hammond …. Gwen Cherrall
Mr Hood …. Barry K Barnes 
Mrs Hood …. Nan Kenway 

Six series of 118 episodes of A Life of Bliss ran on the BBC Home Service from 1953. It moved to BBC TV for a run of six episodes in 1969.

Sadly very few episodes survive in the BBC archive, including the first seven starring David Tomlinson. His replacement George Cole went to to star in the St Trinian's films and later as dodgy Arthur Daley in ITV's Minder.

The BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenhoulet.

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1959.

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