Demob (1993)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 1993-10-15
Last Air Date: 1993-11-19
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Griff Rhys Jones as Ian Deasey
- Martin Clunes as Dick Dobson
Seasons
Season 1 (1993)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Episode 1
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.
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Ep. 2: Episode 2
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.
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Ep. 3: Episode 3
"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.
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Ep. 4: Episode 4
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.
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Ep. 5: Episode 5
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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Ep. 6: Episode 6
It looks like the final curtain call for the duo's stage act. Dobson makes a drastic life change, and Deasey takes the only real option left open to him.
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