Season 2 • Episode 9
LatestAs the holiday festivities come to an end, events from the last few days finally come to a breaking point in the lives of each family.
Bedtime was a British comedy-drama written and directed by Andy Hamilton and broadcast by the BBC. It ran for three series for a total of fifteen episodes between August 2001 and December 2003. The first two series had six episodes each and the third series had three episodes. Series 1 and 2 were released on DVD.
Writing
Hamilton's dialogue weaponizes passive aggression
Acting
Hancock and West serve decades of marital damage
Creator
Andy Hamilton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sienna Miller appears in early episodes before her Hollywood breakthrough—watch her steal scenes from veterans twice her age.
The show pioneered the 'marriage under microscope' format later exploited by Marriage Story and Scenes from a Marriage, but with significantly more British repression.
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