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.

A Life of Bliss: Two Dozen Red Roses

Two Dozen Red Roses

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When an old boyfriend calls, Anne suddenly feels taken for granted. David tries to help.

When an old boyfriend calls, Anne suddenly feels taken for granted. David tries to help. Stars George Cole. From December 1958.

When an old boyfriend calls, David’s sister Anne suddenly feels taken for granted. Shy bachelor David tries to help.

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

David Bliss …. George Cole
Anne Fellows …. Diana Churchill
Tony Fellows …. Colin Gordon
Zoe Hunter …. Sheila Sweet
'Psyche' the Dog …. Percy Edwards

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.

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in December 1958.

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