Dossa and Joe

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Dossa and Joe
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons1
Production
Production company Granada Australia
Original release
Release2002 (2002)

Dossa and Joe is a 2002 Australian television comedy series, created and co-written by Caroline Aherne. [1] 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 that they know very little about each other despite being married for forty years. Against Joe's wishes, the couple begins marriage counseling.

The series starred Anne Charleston as Dossa and Michael Caton as Joe. The cast also included Jeanie Drynan [2] and Roy Billing.

While the series received positive reviews, [3] there were some dissenters. The series failed to earn good ratings and was not renewed for a second series.

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References

  1. "Dossa and Joe". Australian Television. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "Fairfax Syndication Photo Print Sales and Content Licensing". Newsstore.fairfax.com.au. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "Dossa and Joe's Royle allegiance". BBC News. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2018.