Being Eileen
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2011 - 2013
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Family-based comedy focussing on Birkenhead's Lewis family, particularly recently widowed grandmother Eileen. Stars Sue Johnston, Dean Andrews, Elizabeth Berrington, William Ash, Julie Graham and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - DIY
Further details
Pete discovers Eileen's shower is broken and decides to step into his father's shoes and get it sorted. A trip to the local branch of Wickes is planned to get Eileen a new shower. Mandy misunderstands and thinks Pete's taking her there to finally pick up her new dream bathroom suite.
So they all go together. Paula, Ray, Jack and Liam are at a loose end and decide to meet them all there for a fun day out - it was either that or Alton Towers.
Once inside, Mandy finds herself sidetracked as Pete and Paula lose themselves among the showers, and Ray sets off to drool at all the power tools.
Eileen also finds herself somewhat forgotten, and for a while it looks as if neither she nor Mandy are actually going to get what they came for. Still, at least everyone else is having a good time.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 4th March 2013
- Time
- 10:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Sue Johnston | Eileen Lewis |
Dean Andrews | Pete Lewis |
Elizabeth Berrington | Paula Cooper |
William Ash | Ray Cooper |
Julie Graham | Mandy Lewis |
Adam Scotland | Jack Cooper |
Ellis Murphy | Liam Cooper |
Georgia Doyle | Melissa Lewis |
Connor Dempsey | Ethan Lewis |
Warren Donnelly | Security Guard |
Naveen Riley Mohamed | Trace |
Lenny Wood | Gavin |
Sue Devaney | Carmel |
James Devlin | Roger |
Emily Pennington | Viv |
Russ Booth | Workman |
Michael Wynne | Writer |
Ian Brown | Script Editor |
James Hendrie | Script Editor |
Sue Tully | Director |
Rosemary McGowan | Producer |
Pete Thornton | Executive Producer |
David Cresswell (as David Creswell) | Editor |
Chris Truelove | Production Designer |
Mark Thomas | Composer |
Videos
Corner bath
Ray warns Eileen about the dangers of corner baths.
Gavin
Eileen finds Gavin hiding in a kitchen cupboard.