The Kennedys (TV series) explained

The Kennedys (TV series) should not be confused with The Kennedys (miniseries).

Genre:	Sitcom
Director:	Chris Gernon
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	6
Executive Producer:	Myfanwy Moore Richard Webb
Producer:	Emma Strain
Location:	Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Runtime:	27–29 minutes
Network:	BBC One

The Kennedys is a 2015 BBC One British sitcom written^[1] by British actress and comedian Emma Kennedy, about her eccentric childhood, on a Stevenage New Town estate, Jessop Square, in the 1970s.^[2] The series was based on her memoir.^[3]

Cast

• Lucy Hutchinson as Emma Kennedy
• Katherine Parkinson as Brenda Kennedy
• Dan Skinner as Tony Kennedy
• Harry Peacock as Tim
• Emma Pierson as Jenny
• Shola Adewusi as Dee Palmer
• Clive Rowe 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)

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-10-02/emma-kennedy-why-i-wrote-a-sitcom-about-my-eccentric-1970s-childhood Emma Kennedy: why I wrote a sitcom about my eccentric 1970s childhood - Radio Times
2. Web site: BBC One announces the cast for brand new family comedy The Kennedys . 6 March 2015 . BBC.
3. News: Mangan . Lucy . 2015-10-02 . The Kennedys review – 70s-set sitcom stuffed with non sequiturs . 2024-04-22 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.