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Bloomers

  • TV Series
  • 1979–
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Bloomers (1979)
SitcomComedy

A young actor, struggling with both his career and his neurotic girlfriend, gets a job in a florist's shop.A young actor, struggling with both his career and his neurotic girlfriend, gets a job in a florist's shop.A young actor, struggling with both his career and his neurotic girlfriend, gets a job in a florist's shop.

  • Stars
    • Richard Beckinsale
    • David Swift
    • Pat Gorman
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    42
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    • Stars
      • Richard Beckinsale
      • David Swift
      • Pat Gorman
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Beckinsale
    Richard Beckinsale
    • Stan
    • 1979
    David Swift
    David Swift
    • Dingley
    • 1979
    Pat Gorman
    Pat Gorman
    • Pub Landlord
    • 1979
    Anna Calder-Marshall
    Anna Calder-Marshall
    • Lena
    • 1979
    Paul Curran
    Paul Curran
    • George
    • 1979
    Beryl Nesbitt
    • Connie
    • 1979
    June Ritchie
    June Ritchie
    • Diana
    • 1979
    Declan Mulholland
    • O'Shaughnessy
    • 1979
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    • Dr. Lamb
    • 1979
    Paul McDowell
    • 1st Policeman
    • 1979
    John Challis
    John Challis
    • 2nd Policeman
    • 1979
    Glory Annen
    Glory Annen
    • Dr. Lamb's Daughter
    • 1979
    Gordon Rollings
    Gordon Rollings
    • Signwriter
    • 1979
    Kenneth Watson
    • Traffic Warden
    • 1979
    Neville Barber
    • Head Waiter
    • 1979
    Ralph Watson
    Ralph Watson
    • Policeman
    • 1979
    Jane Morant
    • Customer
    • 1979
    Kristopher Kum
    Kristopher Kum
    • Japanese Businessman
    • 1979
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    3co010c6650

    Dreary, dated stuff.

    Richard Beckinsale's final (and unfinished) sitcom was this innocuous but forgettable outing which had him cast as a struggling actor who gets a job in a florist's whilst philosophising over the meaning of life and it's various connotations. The clichéd characters ( the neurotic girlfriend, the boss going through a mid-life crisis, the boss's elderly and eccentric assistant, the stuffy traffic warden ) come thick and fast but, sad to say, the laughs don't and whilst Richard Beckinsale is as amiable and watchable as ever ( indeed, some cynics may even suggest that he played pretty much the same character in all his sitcoms ), this was a rather disappointing way of rounding off a colourful but tragically brief comedy career. A real shame.
    lblackburn-04582

    trivia:Name change

    Trivia:the original title for this series was Blossoms but a real florist with this name existed so the name had to be changed.
    8khunkrumark

    A likable five-part (unexpected) farewell for Richard Beckinsale.

    The amiable Richard Beckinsale stars in this short-lived series which probably would have been forgotten about if it hadn't been for his death.

    He plays a clumsy, philosophical deadbeat (Shelley?) who stumbles into a florist and ends up being a 'partner' in the business. The florist himself (David Swift) is an ex-solicitor who has - for reasons never fully explained - decided to leave it all behind to open the shop. Stan's girlfriend is undergoing therapy while the chaps spend a lot of time in the pub.

    Aside from Beckinsale, the series is also buoyed by a sharp and fast moving script. The first three episodes are the best and the final pair drift into a bit of slapstick. Despite being very much a product of it's time, Bloomers is perfectly watchable. It's not spectacular or even memorable, but it is charming and it isn't annoying!

    Fans of the lead will enjoy it and those of us over fifty will find comfort in its nostalgia value. It's very much a 'Robin's Nest' or 'George & Mildred' type programme.

    Some well-known faces fill out some minor roles. Gordon Rollings (Jackanory) has a silent part as a sign painter in the second episode. The not so well-known, lovely (but tragic) Glory Annen is just about visible in the finale.

    All in all, the series nicely caps an impactful career of a lovely man.

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    • Trivia
      Only five of the planned six episodes were ever made. Richard Beckinsale ("Stan") died on the morning that the cast were to start rehearsing the sixth episode. Cast and crew all noticed how unwell Richard Beckinsale appeared during what turned out to be the final recording session.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Comedy Connections: Drop the Dead Donkey (2006)

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1979 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 30m
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      • Color
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      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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