Bliss (1995 TV series)

Bliss is a British television science thriller series first broadcast on 11 October 1995. It ran for a total of five episodes on ITV. 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. 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. In 2000, both the pilot episode and series were released on VHS via Carlton Television. Neither the pilot episode, nor the series, have been released on DVD.

Cast

 * Simon Shepherd as Dr. Sam Bliss (Pilot — All Fall Down)
 * Sian Webber as Dr. Melanie Kilpatrick (Pilot — All Fall Down)
 * Sarah Smart as Zoe Bliss (Pilot — All Fall Down)
 * Zoë Hart as Louise Bliss (Pilot — All Fall Down)
 * Anthony Smee as Dr. Graham Fairfax (In Memoriam — All Fall Down)
 * Jonathan Hyde as Dr. Oliver Pleasance (Pilot)
 * Reece Dinsdale as Dr. Clive Sussman (Pilot)
 * Eva Marie Bryer as Serena Snowden (Pilot)
 * Jennifer Hilary as Tamara Bancroft (Pilot)
 * John Normington as Albert Fowler (Pilot)
 * Deborah Norton as Dorothy Snowden (Pilot)
 * Peter Penry-Jones as Jeffrey Snowden (Pilot)
 * Kate Buffery as Dr. Gaynor Hands (Pilot, Enemy Within)
 * Sophie Stanton as DC Paula White (Pilot, Enemy Within)
 * Scot Williams as Geoff Croft (Pilot, In Memoriam)