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series first broadcast on 11 October 1995. It ran for a total of five episodes on

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. The series starred Simon Shepherd as Dr. Sam Bliss, a medical research scientist based at Cambridge University, and widowed father-of-two, who often finds himself investigating bizarre and unexplained deaths, with the help of his assistant, Dr. Melanie Kilpatrick (

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). Initially broadcast as a single stand-alone pilot episode in 1995, ''Bliss'' spawned a run of four episodes, which followed in 1997. The initial pilot was directed by Marc Evans and written by novelist Michael Stewart. Jonathan Hyde, Reece Dinsdale and

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co-starred in the pilot, alongside Sarah Smart and Zoë Hart, who later reprised their roles for the series. The initial pilot drew a viewing audience of approximately 10 million, while viewing figures for the series averaged around 7 million. In 2000, both the pilot episode and series were released on VHS via Carlton Television. Neither the pilot episode, nor the series, have been released on DVD.

Cast

* Simon Shepherd as Dr. Sam Bliss (Pilot — ''All Fall Down'') *

as Dr. Melanie Kilpatrick (Pilot — ''All Fall Down'') * Sarah Smart as Zoe Bliss (Pilot — ''All Fall Down'') * Zoë Hart as Louise Bliss (Pilot — ''All Fall Down'') * Anthony Smee as Dr. Graham Fairfax (''In Memoriam'' — ''All Fall Down'') * Jonathan Hyde as Dr. Oliver Pleasance (Pilot) * Reece Dinsdale as Dr. Clive Sussman (Pilot) * Eva Marie Bryer as Serena Snowden (Pilot) *

as Tamara Bancroft (Pilot) * John Normington as Albert Fowler (Pilot) *

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as Dorothy Snowden (Pilot) * Peter Penry-Jones as Jeffrey Snowden (Pilot) * Kate Buffery as Dr. Gaynor Hands (Pilot, ''Enemy Within'') * Sophie Stanton as DC Paula White (Pilot, ''Enemy Within'') * Scot Williams as Geoff Croft (Pilot, ''In Memoriam'')

Episodes

Pilot (1995)

Series (1997)

References

External links

* {{Marc Evans 1995 British television series debuts 1997 British television series endings 1990s British crime television series 1990s British drama television series 1990s British television miniseries Carlton Television English-language television shows Films directed by Marc Evans ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios