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Episode 1
S1 Ep1
15th May 2002
Dossa and Joe Bailey are a typical working class couple, married for 40 years, living in a comfortable house in a comfortable suburb of Australia. When Joe retires after 40 years of undistinguished work in a nondescript factory everything changes, and both he and his wife find themselves spiraling downwards from a life of contentment into depression and discontentment.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
22nd May 2002
Dossa and Joe continue with the counsellor in the second episode of Caroline Aherne's bittersweet comedy drama about the nature of life-long marriage. Joe is still resistant to the idea of therapy and discussing his 'feelings' with either Dossa or Claire the counsellor.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
29th May 2002
Another session with the marriage guidance counsellor and Joe is convinced counsellor Claire is a 'fruit loop': "you're hostile to men, you have your own car and a moustache bigger than mine…" just as he suspects Robbo at work to be. Joe says everything has been fine since their last session, but Dossa has not been feeling well at all and the counsellor thinks their problems could have something to do with her illness. Dossa thinks Joe has passed his malaise on to her but Joe will have none of that—he thinks it was his devoted nursing that brought her back to health and there is nothing else wrong with her.
Episode 4
S1 Ep4
5th Jun 2002
Dossa goes along to marriage guidance counselling alone. Joe has refused to come so Dossa has the opportunity to truly share her feelings with Claire. Claire delves into Dossa's past to find out how she and Joe met and what their first date was like.
Episode 5
S1 Ep5
12th Jun 2002
Joe's old friend, Charlie, pays a visit to Dossa and Joe and enjoys flirting with Dossa. He's a real charmer and has brought French champagne ("How much do you think it cost? Whatever you think, double it… ") and flowers to impress Dossa.
Episode 6
S1 Ep6
19th Jun 2002
Dossa buys Joe a karaoke machine for his 60th birthday.
Dossa and Joe was a 2002, bittersweet television comedy series, created, and co-written by Caroline Aherne of the Royle Family. Peter Herbert served as co-writer.
Made by Granada Australia, for the BBC, the Sydney-based series centres around a working class couple called Dossa and Joe. When Joe retires from his job as a factory worker, the couple realizes they know little about each after despite being married 40 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.
While the series received positive reviews, there were some dissenters. The series failed to earn good ratings and was not renewed for a second series.
The first episode of Dossa and Joe aired on May 15, 2002.
The last episode of Dossa and Joe aired on June 19, 2002.
