Bridget & Eamon
Bridget & Eamon is an Irish sitcom that first aired on RTÉ Two on 1 February 2016, having previously aired as a RTÉ Player-exclusive series. It is based on the Bridget & Eamon sketches written by Shane Mulvey that featured on the Republic of Telly comedy review show. The show centres on 1980s husband and wife played by Bernard O'Shea and Jennifer Zamparelli.
| Bridget & Eamon | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Jason Butler Bernard O'Shea Jennifer Zamparelli |
| Directed by | Jason Butler |
| Starring | Jennifer Zamparelli Bernard O'Shea Norma Sheahan Edwin Sammon Sharon Mannion Colum McDonnell Eleanor Tiernan |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 24 + 3 Christmas specials |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bernard O'Shea Jennifer Zamparelli |
| Producer | Jason Butler |
| Cinematography | Eleanor Bowman |
| Editors | Bob Caldwell John Phillipson |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Pure Class Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ Two |
| Release | 1 February 2016 |
The show won the IFTA for Best Comedy at the IFTA GALA Television 2016 awards. The show's director Jason Butler also won the IFTA for Best Director Soap / Comedy.
It was the first comedy funded entirely by the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ to screen in Britain.
It is produced with the support of investment incentives for the Irish Film Industry provided by the Government of Ireland, and filmed on location in Ireland.