Series synopsis
Bridget & Eamon is a comedy television series that premiered on RTÉ2 on February 1, 2016. It stars Jennifer Maguire, Bernard O'Shea, Sharon Mannion and Colum McDonnell.
Bridget & Eamon are the typical unhappily married 80s Irish couple. They live somewhere in the Midlands with their indeterminate number of children. Chain-smoking Bridget has notions. She wants the lifestyle from the pages of Woman's Way but wouldn't want to think about how much it would cost to heat South Fork.
Premise
Bridget & Eamon are the typical unhappily married 80s Irish couple. They live somewhere in the Midlands with their indeterminate number of children. Chain-smoking Bridget has notions. She wants the lifestyle from the pages of Woman's Way but wouldn't want to think about how much it would cost to heat South Fork.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jennifer Maguire as Bridget
- Bernard O'Shea as Eamon
- Sharon Mannion as Concepta
- Colum McDonnell as Frank
- Eleanor Tiernan as Dolores
- Edwin Sammon as Fr. Gabriel
- Norma Sheahan as Noreen
- Karl Spain as Joe
Guest cast
- Karl Spain as Joe
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 1, 2016 | March 14, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 7 | November 14, 2016 | December 24, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 7 | September 19, 2017 | December 28, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 7 | December 24, 2018 | February 14, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Trócaire Box Eamon's always spending the money from the Trocaire box so Fr. Gabriel is keeping an eye on him this year. Meanwhile Bridget hosts a tupperware party that goes disastrously wrong when highly illegal condoms are delivered instead. |
February 1, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Divorce Referendum The couple are chosen to be on the poster for the forthcoming divorce referendum, but Phelim returns home from America with some shocking news about their marriage. |
February 8, 2016 |
| 3 |
The National Lottery The National Lottery could be the answer to the couple's financial troubles, but when they form a syndicate with their neighbours and their numbers come up, Bridget is unhappy about the win. |
February 15, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Best Friends Bridget and Eamon make new best friends with Barbara and Mikey, a visiting American couple. But why would anyone want to be friend with them? They must have a secret motive... only time will tell. |
November 14, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Election Eamon runs for the local election helped by Billy the builder, but when Bridget runs against Eamon, the battle between husband and wife becomes personal. |
November 21, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Salon When Eamon discovers a talent for cutting hair, Bridget sets up a salon in the Good Room. Bridget's friends rush to get their hair cut by Eamon, ignoring Bridget. |
November 28, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Where There's a Will Bridget's mother has a new young foreign boyfriend and Bridget is going to lose her inheritance unless she can break them up |
September 19, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Radio Station The duo takes over the airwaves when they start a pirate radio station in their front room. |
September 26, 2017 |
| 3 |
The Camogie Team Bridget has joined the local camogie team, but a jealous Eamon decides he wants to play too |
October 3, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Musical Society Held at gun point by paramilitaries Jimmy and Martin, and with their TV broken and house surrounded Bridget, Eamon and their neighbours must act out popular TV shows to keep the IRA entertained and stay alive. They might just get away with it as long as Jimmy doesn’t ask them to perform “Dirty Dancing”… |
December 24, 2018 |
| 2 |
Pints, Fights & Poetry Bridget accuses Eamon of being no fun in front of everyone, so when the lead singer of his 1970s rock band turns up in town, he decides the time is right for a reunion gig. |
January 10, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Home Brew When Eamon is barred from the pub, he decides to cook up his own home brew based on an old family recipe. But drinking it causes serious consequences. Foster and Allen guest star. |
January 17, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | RTÉ2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 1, 2016 |
| Last aired | February 14, 2019 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:00:00 |