Demob

Demob was a short-lived British comedy-drama television series, which screened for one six-episode series in 1993 on ITV. The series was set in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and starred Martin Clunes and Griff Rhys Jones as two ex-army friends who decide to try to form an entertainment act, with the aim of getting work on BBC radio. The series also starred Samantha Womack, Amanda Redman and Les Dawson.

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Comedy
Drama
Created By

First Aired on

Oct 15, 1993

1 seaons till Nov 19, 1993

Popularity: 1.3513
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Networks
(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Episode 6

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1Episode 1 min

    With the war over, the two friends go their separate ways--Deasey to his family, and Dobson to some shady new acquaintances. For both men, the lure of the footlights proves impossible to resist.

  • Episode 2Episode 2 min

    Deasey is burning the candle at both ends. His problem is "solved" when he loses his day job. Now the double act has to decide whether or not to take the ultimate step--risk all and go professional.

  • Episode 3Episode 3 min

    "Deasey & Dobson" get a three-week booking in Liverpool for an audience so hostile they don't just send complaints, they make threats. Meanwhile, Janet Deasey finds a little spice in her own life.

  • Episode 4Episode 4 min

    Tensions mount with Deasey out of work and no prospect of a breakthrough on the stage. Deasey turns to a glamorous young dancer--and "Deasey & Dobson" becomes "Ian & Hedda," with disastrous results.

  • Episode 5Episode 5 min

    The two friends at last get their big chance: an audition with the BBC. But for Deasey, success comes at a price as his wife takes up with a local doctor and he succumbs to the charms of Hedda Kennedy.

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