''The Kennedys'' is a 2015

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written by British actress and comedian

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New Town estate, Jessop Square, in the 1970s.

Starring

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as Brenda Kennedy *

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as Tony Kennedy * Harry Peacock as Tim *

Emma Pierson Emma Jane Pierson (born 30 April 1981) is an English actress. Her appearances in television programmes include the role of Anna Thornton-Wilton in the BBC television drama '' Hotel Babylon'', and ''SunTrap'', '' Days Like These'', '' Beast'' ...

as Jenny *

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as Dee Palmer *

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as David Palmer

Episodes

Episode 1: Secret Whisper (2 October 2015) Episode 2: Valentine (9 October 2015) Episode 3: Vikings (16 October 2015) Episode 4: JessOpportunity Knocks (23 October 2015) Episode 5: Wedding (30 October 2015) Episode 6: Camping (6 November 2015)

References

External links

* * * *http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/02/the-kennedys-review-70s-set-sitcom-stuffed-with-non-sequiturs *http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-previews/kennedys-katherine-parkinson-dan-skinner-6557258 *http://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2015/10/02/23301/the_kennedys 2015 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings 2010s British sitcoms BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows Stevenage Television series set in the 1970s Television shows set in Hertfordshire {{BBC-tv-prog-stub