Sean's Show
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Sean's Show

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Sean's Show was a United Kingdom television situation comedy broadcast on Channel 4. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom. It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom.

Apr 15, 19922 seasons14 episodesEndedEN

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Episodes
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Ep 1

Jelly and Blizzards

Apr 15, 1992
30m

Windsor Davies pops around and sets a lot of jelly in the bath and Angela - a girl Sean can't stand - will be moving in.

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Ep 2

Badgers

Apr 22, 1992
30m

Sean fears he may have had a one-night stand with the wife of Barry the bar keeper, but he can't seem to recall the particulars. He thinks the situation might work out in his favour, however, when he learns that the news of his indiscretion has made Susan jealous. Sean performs his rendition of Patsy Cline's 'Crazy'.

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Ep 3

Autobiography

Apr 29, 1992
30m

Sean asks his neighbour Tony to build him a shed so he'll have a place to smoke cigarettes unrebuked. Meanwhile, he decides to commit suicide by employing the 'Morrissey method' of dancing himself to death wistfully, but his will to live is revived when his suicide note is published and becomes a best-seller. Panic sets in when it's time for the credits to roll and a moral for the episode hasn't been established.

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Ep 4

Greek Holiday

May 6, 1992
30m

Tony usurps Sean's identity while he's away on holiday in Greece. When Sean returns, he learns that his pen pal is trying to kill him and that Angela has devised a dastardly plan to blackmail him into marrying her. Tony's scheme to take over Sean's life and win Susan backfires when he is caught in a fight between high ranking officials of the Sicilian Mafia and Greek thugs, all of whom have it in for Sean.

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Ep 5

Gordon

May 13, 1992
30m

Sean gets in touch with his paternal nature when he discovers he has a 12 year old son named Gordon who is going to come and live with him. Gordon's arrival forces Sean to confront his issues about his relationship with his own father.

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Ep 6

Blind Date

May 20, 1992
30m

Announcing that his angsting days are over, Sean seizes control of the script and reworks his character to be 'tougher'. To demonstrate his resolve, he writes letters to Susan and Angela, declaring once and for all his feelings of love for the one and utter contempt for the other.

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