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David needs courage to pursue Maxine, while brother-in-law Tony battles to win a contract. Stars George Cole. From August 1957.

Shy David Bliss needs courage to pursue Maxine, while his brother-in-law Tony battles to win a contract.

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

David Bliss 鈥�. George Cole
Ann 鈥�. Diana Churchill
Tony 鈥�. Colin Gordon
Psyche the Dog 鈥�. Percy Edwards
Maxine 鈥�. Sarah Lawson
TC Rowland 鈥�. Hugh Manning

Six series of 118 episodes of A Life of Bliss ran on the 麻豆官网首页入口 Home Service from 1953. It moved to 麻豆官网首页入口 TV for a run of six episodes in 1969.

Sadly very few episodes survive in the 麻豆官网首页入口 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 麻豆官网首页入口 Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenhoulet.

Producer: Leslie Bridgmont

First broadcast on the 麻豆官网首页入口 Home Service in August 1957.

30 minutes

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