| Genre: | Science thriller film |
| Creator: | Michael Stewart |
| Director: | Marc Evans |
| Starring: | Simon Shepherd Sian Webber Sarah Smart Zoë Hart Anthony Smee Jonathan Hyde Reece Dinsdale Eva Marie Bryer Jennifer Hilary |
| Composer: | Daemion Barry |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
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| Producer: | Dominic Fulford Jacky Stoller |
| Editor: | John Wilson |
| Cinematography: | Nicholas D. Knowland |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Company: | Abbey Films Productions Carlton Television |
| Channel: | ITV |
Bliss is a British television science thriller series first broadcast on 11 October 1995. It ran for a total of five episodes on ITV.[1] The series starred Simon Shepherd as Dr. Sam Bliss, a medical research scientist based at Cambridge University, and widowed father-of-two, who often finds himself investigating bizarre and unexplained deaths, with the help of his assistant, Dr. Melanie Kilpatrick (Sian Webber). Initially broadcast as a single stand-alone pilot episode in 1995, Bliss spawned a run of four episodes, which followed in 1997.
The initial pilot was directed by Marc Evans and written by novelist Michael Stewart.[2] Jonathan Hyde, Reece Dinsdale and Jennifer Hilary co-starred in the pilot, alongside Sarah Smart and Zoë Hart, who later reprised their roles for the series. The initial pilot drew a viewing audience of approximately 10 million, while viewing figures for the series averaged around 7 million.[3] In 2000, both the pilot episode and series were released on VHS via Carlton Television.[4] [5] Neither the pilot episode, nor the series, have been released on DVD.