Bedtime (TV series)
Bedtime is a British comedy drama written and directed by Andy Hamilton and broadcast by the BBC. It first aired on 1 August 2001, and ran for three series for a total of fifteen episodes through December 2003. The first two series had six episodes each and the third series had three episodes. All three series have been released on DVD.
The main characters are Andrew and Alice Oldfield, played by Timothy West and Sheila Hancock.
Plot
The story centers around the bedtime conversations of couples – or in one case a father and son – living in terraced houses in Ealing, London.An older married couple, Andrew and Alice Oldfield, appear in all three series. Their neighbours in the first series are a young couple with a new baby, and an aspiring actress targeted by a reporter hoping to write an exposé on her boyfriend. The Oldfields are worried about their daughter in America whose husband may be abusive.
In the second series, Andrew Oldfield is annoyed by the noise made by Kurdish men from a nearby hostel. His wife writes a letter to the local paper in support of the hostel, causing her to be ostracised by her friends. Andrew also becomes worried that he may have Alzheimer's. Meanwhile, one neighbour is given an ultimatum by his girlfriend, while on the other side, widower Neil Henshall tries to find out what's troubling his son Ralph. Ralph is visited by his girlfriend and the Oldfields receive a visit from an old friend. A burglary at the Oldfields' house casts suspicion on various parties.
The third series has three episodes titled "Christmas Eve", "Christmas Day" and "Boxing Day". Neil Stuke and Fay Ripley featured in all three editions as a young couple preparing for Christmas with their children.