Series · Comedy
Mixed Blessings (1978)Season 1
Mixed Blessings is a British sitcom produced by LWT for broadcast on the ITV network between 1978 and 1980, It was created by comedy-writer Sid Green and starred Christopher Blake and Muriel Odunton. White Thomas Simpson and Black Susan Lambert are a young couple who wed without their families' knowledge, forcing them to navigate the challenges of introducing their families to their relationship. The show explores themes of cultural differences and family dynamics within the context of a mixed-race marriage.
- Creator
- Sid Green
- Writers
- Sid Green, Derrick Goodwin
- Network
- ITV1
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- March 3, 1978
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Christopher BlakeThomas Simpson- Muriel OduntonSusan Simpson (née Lambert)
Stefan KaliphaWilliam Lambert- Carmen MunroeMatilda Lambert
Joan SandersonAunt Dorothy
Sylvia KayAnnie Simpson- George WaringEdward Simpson
Pauline DelaneyMrs. Beasley- Gregory MunroeWinston Lambert
Ernest ClarkMr. Huntley- Sandra DunbarMiss Denton
- Frank LeeMan in Pub
Tony OsobaUncle Charlie
Michael RobbinsFred Fachetti- Gyearbuor AsanteDr. Morgan
Elaine DonnellyPhyllis
Floella BenjaminKaren- Martin GrayMalcolm
- Paul KemberMichael
Paul BarberMan in Robe
Episodes
0/7 watched- Episode 1: Welcome to the Family30 min · Mar 3, 1978
- Episode 2: Your Place or Mine?30 min · Mar 10, 1978
- Episode 3: You Haven't Got Much, Have You?30 min · Mar 17, 1978
- Episode 4: Jobs for the Boys30 min · Mar 24, 1978
- Episode 5: Happy Birthday, Dear Fathers30 min · Mar 31, 1978
- Episode 6: We're Only Trying to Help30 min · Apr 7, 1978
- Episode 7: The House Warming30 min · Apr 14, 1978
