Bluestone 42
2013 · TV Series · TV-14 · 30 min · ★ 7.4
A British bomb disposal unit serves in Afghanistan, where danger can spike at any moment even as daily life is filled with paperwork, flirting, rivalries, and jokes. The series mixes workplace banter and relationships with the pressure of a war zone.
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Details
- Years
- 2013–2015
- Release date
- 2013-03-05
- Network
- BBC Three
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (18 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like dark, character-based comedy that finds laughs in stressful situations, with a tone some reviewers compared to M*A*S*H or Jojo Rabbit; Not for you if war-set humor feels uncomfortable or too crude.
Pros: sharp workplace banter; likable ensemble; balances laughs and danger | Cons: uneven early episodes; humor divides viewers; can feel in poor taste
Themes
- bomb
- middle east
- afghanistan
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- dark comedy
- military
Cast & crew
- OC
Oliver Chris
as Nick
- KA
Kelly Adams
as Mary
- CS
Chris Spinas
as Soldier
Laura Aikman
as Ellen
- SR
Sven Ruygrok
as Tim
- MY
Meganne Young
as Nurse
- PH
Pierre van Heerden
as Pieter the Medic
- RS
Rhashan Stone
as Colin Walters
- MT
Murray Todd
as Captain Softly
- RG
Rory Girvan
as Corporal Lamming
Directed by Iain B. MacDonald, David Sant
Created by James Cary, Richard Hurst
Episodes3 seasons · 20 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Episode 130m
- S1E2Episode 230m
- S1E3Episode 330m
- S1E4Episode 430m
- S1E5Episode 530m
- S1E6Episode 630m
- S1E7Episode 730m
- S1E8Episode 830m
Season 26 episodes
- S2E1Episode 130m
- S2E2Episode 230m
- S2E3Episode 330m
- S2E4Episode 430m
- S2E5Episode 530m
- S2E6Episode 630m
Season 36 episodes
- S3E1Episode 130m
- S3E2Episode 230m
- S3E3Episode 330m
- S3E4Episode 430m
- S3E5Episode 530m
- S3E6Episode 630m