Summary
Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC1 from the co-writers of The Royle Family and Early Doors. These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 81GoodWatch 80
IMDb8.1
Time to watch it all
3 h
3 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: done in 3 nights.
First aired
2008
October 7, 2008
Ended 2008
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
24 of 38 · most episodes first
Steve CooganBing Crosby · 3 episodes
Bernard HillGeorge Crosby · 3 episodes
Lisa MillettBernadette Crosby · 3 episodes- DSDominic SeniorJoe Crosby · 3 episodes
Craig CashBob · 3 episodes
Phil MealeyAndy · 3 episodes
Daniel RyanGreg · 3 episodes
Neil BellEddie · 3 episodes
Tony MooneyBulldog · 3 episodes
Rodney LitchfieldMr Todd · 3 episodes
Peter WightPhilip · 3 episodes
Rita MayDoreen · 3 episodes
Stephen MarcusBig Alan · 3 episodes
Paul HickeyIrishman · 3 episodes
Lorraine CheshireJoan · 3 episodes
Geoffrey HutchingsBernard · 3 episodes
Caroline AherneDonna · 3 episodes
Dorothy AtkinsonJennifer · 3 episodes
Peter GunnTerry · 3 episodes
Eamon BolandRobert · 3 episodes- AZAdam ZaneRichard · 3 episodes
- CTCatherine TerrisJoyce · 3 episodes
Joan KempsonBrenda · 3 episodes- CCCleveland CampbellFootball Coach · 3 episodes
Directing · 1
- Craig Cash Director, Writer, Creator
Writing · 1
- Phil Mealey Writer
Other crew · 1
- Phil Bull Standby Property Master
Sunshine episodes
1 season · 3 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 7.6
- S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 7.1
- S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 7.7
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