''Dossa and Joe'' is a 2002, bittersweet television comedy series, created, and co-written by

Caroline Aherne Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian and writer. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host '' Mrs Merton'', in various roles in '' The Fast Show'', and as Denise in '' The ...

of the

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. Peter Herbert served as co-writer. Made by Granada Australia, for the BBC, the Sydney-based series centres on a working class couple called Dossa and Joe. When Joe retires from his job as a factory worker, the couple realizes they know little about each other despite being married 40 years. Against Joe's wishes, the couple begins marriage counseling. The series starred

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as Dossa and

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as Joe. The cast also included

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and

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. While the series received positive reviews, there were some dissenters. The series failed to earn good ratings and was not renewed for a second series.

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