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Black and Blue

1973Show1 season · 6 episodesEnded

62

DecentGoodWatch score

62

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

Black and Blue was a BBC TV comedy-drama series, first broadcast in 1973. The show consisted of six 50–60 minutes episodes, each a separate self-contained playlet. The only connection was the Black and Blue humour theme.

Good for

Friends night
Drop-in friendly
Thought-provoking

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Makes you smirk.
Feels like real life.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 62
IMDb5.9
Time to watch it all
6 h
6 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
First aired
1973
August 14, 1973
Ended 1973
Genres
ComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 6
Michael Apted Director
Waris Hussein Director
Ian MacNaughton Director
Tim Aspinall Director
Mark Cullingham Director
James Cellan Jones Director
Writing · 8
Michael Palin Writer
Julian Mitchell Writer
Terry Jones Writer
Hugh Leonard Writer
Henry Livings Writer
Philip Mackie Writer
Production · 1
Mark Shivas Producer, Creator

Black and Blue episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

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