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Mixed Blessings

  • TV Series
  • 1978–1980
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
52
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Mixed Blessings (1978)
SitcomComedy

Thomas and Susan are in love. But since he is white and she is black, their marriage raises tensions among their respective families.Thomas and Susan are in love. But since he is white and she is black, their marriage raises tensions among their respective families.Thomas and Susan are in love. But since he is white and she is black, their marriage raises tensions among their respective families.

  • Creator
    • Sidney Green
  • Stars
    • Christopher Blake
    • Muriel Odunton
    • Carmen Munroe
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    52
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Sidney Green
    • Stars
      • Christopher Blake
      • Muriel Odunton
      • Carmen Munroe
    • 2User reviews
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    Christopher Blake
    Christopher Blake
    • Thomas Simpson
    • 1978–1980
    Muriel Odunton
    • Susan Lambert…
    • 1978–1980
    Carmen Munroe
    • Matilda Lambert
    • 1978–1980
    Stefan Kalipha
    Stefan Kalipha
    • William Lambert
    • 1978–1980
    Joan Sanderson
    Joan Sanderson
    • Aunt Dorothy
    • 1978–1980
    Sylvia Kay
    Sylvia Kay
    • Annie Simpson
    • 1978–1980
    George Waring
    George Waring
    • Edward Simpson
    • 1978–1980
    Pauline Delaney
    Pauline Delaney
    • Mrs. Beasley
    • 1978–1980
    Gregory Munroe
    • Winston Lambert
    • 1978–1980
    Ernest Clark
    Ernest Clark
    • Mr. Huntley
    • 1978–1980
    Sandra Dunbar
    • Miss Denton
    • 1978
    Frank Lee
    • Man in pub…
    • 1978–1980
    Peter Cleall
    Peter Cleall
    • Terry Carter
    • 1978
    Luan Peters
    Luan Peters
    • Deirdre
    • 1978
    Brigid Erin Bates
    • Helen
    • 1978
    Tony Osoba
    Tony Osoba
    • Charlie
    • 1978
    Gyearbuor Asante
    Gyearbuor Asante
    • Dr. Morgan
    • 1978
    Brian Capron
    Brian Capron
    • Waiter
    • 1980
    • Creator
      • Sidney Green
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    • Trivia
      Despite the basis of the show being to rally against stereotypes and promote tolerance, this show hasn't been repeated on British television since the early 1980s due to some of the jokes and secondary characters now being deemed politically incorrect.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Mixed Blessings
      (uncredited)
      Composed by Peter Davison
      Performed by Christopher Blake
      [series theme tune]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 3, 1978 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zwart-wit
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color

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