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''Oxbridge Blues'' is a 1984 British television series, produced and broadcast in the UK by the

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. It is an anthology of seven approximately 75-minute television plays by

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, most of which focus on relationships of one kind or another. Most of the plays except one take place in England; "He'll See You Now" takes place in the U.S., and "Sleeps Six" takes place in England and France. The series was broadcast in the U.S. on A&E in 1986 and on

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in 1988.Blau, Eleanor
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''. 28 April 1988. In Australia, the series was broadcast on

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in 1987. The series won the 1987

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for Best Dramatic Series. The eponymous first teleplay in the series, "Oxbridge Blues", was nominated for a BAFTA television award for Best Single Drama, and other individual episodes garnered several other awards and nominations. The seven plays were adapted by the novelist

from the short stories from his own collections ''Sleeps Six and other stories'' (1979) and ''Oxbridge Blues and other stories'' (1980). He described the television series as "mostly kind of chamber pieces – modest dramas about love and sex and honour and marriage". Raphael directed one episode,

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directed four, and Richard Stroud directed two. In December 1984, the BBC published the seven scripts together in book form, entitled ''Oxbridge Blues and Other Plays for Television''.

Episodes

Each episode of ''Oxbridge Blues'' is a separate and unrelated story, with different characters in each.

Main cast

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– Victor Geary ("Oxbridge Blues") *

Rosalyn Landor Rosalyn Landor (born 7 October 1958) is an English film, television and stage actress and audio book narrator. Early life Landor was born in Hampstead, London, the daughter of English actor and radio presenter Neil Landor and of an Irish mother. ...

– Wendy ("Oxbridge Blues") *

Amanda Redman Amanda Jacqueline Redman, (born 12 August 1957) is an English actress, known for her roles as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series '' New Tricks'' (2003–2013) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in ''The Good Karma Hospital'' ...

– Maxine ("Oxbridge Blues") *

Michael Elphick Michael John Elphick (19 September 1946 – 7 September 2002) was an English film and television actor. He played the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series ''Boon'' and Harry Slater in BBC's ''EastEnders''. He was nominated for ...

– Curly Bonaventura ("Oxbridge Blues") *

Malcolm Stoddard Malcolm Stoddard (born 20 July 1948) is a British actor who has appeared in films and television. Early life He attended the all-male grammar school Chichester High School For Boys. Career His TV credits include ''The Voyage of Charles Darwin'' ...

– Philip Geary ("Oxbridge Blues"); Michael ("Similar Triangles") *

Kate Fahy Katherine Fahy, Lady Pryce is a stage and film actress from Dublin. She studied drama at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and then joined its Young Vic Theatre Company. Later on she joined the Everyman Theatre Liverpool Company, where she met ...

– Eileen ("Similar Triangles"); Lizzie ("Cheap Day") *

Ciaran Madden Ciaran Anne Magdalene Madden (born 27 December 1942) is a retired English stage, film, and television actress, who was professionally active from the late 1960s through the late 1990s. She is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RAD ...

– Laura ("Cheap Day"); Rachel ("Similar Triangles") *

Norman Rodway Norman John Frank Rodway (7 February 1929 – 13 March 2001) was an Anglo-Irish actor. Early life Rodway was born at the family home, Elsinore (named after the castle where Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' is set), on Coliemore Road, Dalkey, Dublin, ...

– Alec ("Cheap Day"); Narrator ("Similar Triangles") *

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– Fred ("Cheap Day") *

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– James ("Cheap Day") *

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– Geoff Craven ("Sleeps Six") *

Diane Keen Diane Keen (born 29 July 1946) is an English actress, known for her portrayal of Fliss Hawthorne in the Granada sitcom ''The Cuckoo Waltz'' and Julia Parsons on the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. She also appeared in Nescafé advertisements from 19 ...

– Sherry Craven ("Sleeps Six") *

Jeremy Child Sir Coles John Jeremy Child, 3rd Baronet (20 September 1944 – 7 March 2022) was a British actor. Early life Coles John Jeremy Child was born on 20 September 1944 in Woking, Surrey, son of Foreign Office diplomat Sir Coles John Child, 2nd B ...

– Philip Witham ("Sleeps Six") *

Jackie Smith-Wood Jacqueline A. Smith-Wood (born 1954) is a British actress and director. As an actress she has worked in film, television, theatre and radio. Internationally she is best known for her portrayal of Mary Crawford in the BBC's 1983 miniseries of Ja ...

– Lady Jane Witham ("Sleeps Six") *

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– Natalie ("He'll See You Now") *

Barry Dennen Barry Dennen (February 22, 1938 – September 26, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and writer. He played Pontius Pilate on the original recording and later in the film of ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. Life and career Dennen was born in Chicag ...

– Dr. Stein ("He'll See You Now") *

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– Colin ("The Muse") *

Frances Tomelty Frances Tomelty (born 6 October 1948) is a Northern Irish actress whose numerous television credits include '' Strangers'' (1978–1979), ''Testament of Youth'' (1979), ''Inspector Morse'' (1988), '' Cracker'' (1993), ''The Amazing Mrs Pritchard ...

– Angela Lane ("The Muse") *

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– Tory ("That Was Tory"); Ellen ("The Muse") * John Bird – Clive ("That Was Tory") *

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– GiGi ("That Was Tory")

Music

The series theme music was composed by Richard Holmes, and sung by the English group

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Awards and nominations

* The series won the 1987

for Best Dramatic Series. * The first episode, "Oxbridge Blues", was nominated for a BAFTA television award for Best Single Drama.Television Nominations 1984
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won the 1987 CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series for her performance in the episode "He'll See You Now". *

won the 1987 CableACE Award for Best Writing a Dramatic Series, for episode "Sleeps Six". *

was nominated for a CableACE Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series for his performance in the episode "Sleeps Six".''Oxbridge Blues'' – Awards
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Notes

External links

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