Mixed Blessings

Overview

Mixed Blessings is a British sitcom produced by LWT for broadcast on the ITV network between 1978 and 1980, It was created by comedy-writer Sid Green and starred Christopher Blake and Muriel Odunton. White Thomas Simpson and Black Susan Lambert are a young couple who wed without their families' knowledge, forcing them to navigate the challenges of introducing their families to their relationship. The show explores themes of cultural differences and family dynamics within the context of a mixed-race marriage.

Created by Sid Green

Network

• ITV1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Christopher Blake

  Thomas Simpson

  23 eps

• Muriel Odunton

  Susan Simpson (née Lambert)

  23 eps

• 

  Stefan Kalipha

  William Lambert

  21 eps

• Carmen Munroe

  Matilda Lambert

  21 eps

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Themes

• husband wife relationship
• dysfunctional family
• interracial marriage
• family
• in-laws
• racial tension
• racial prejudice
• sitcom
• marital tensions
• mixed race marriage
• laugh track

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