| Bluestone 42 | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Richard Hurst James Cary |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Vince Pope |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 21 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stephen McCrum |
| Producer | Michelle Farr |
| Production location | South Africa |
| Editor | Nigel Williams |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 5 March 2013 – 13 April 2015 |
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Bluestone 42 is a British sitcom about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick, first broadcast on 5 March 2013 on BBC Three. The third and final series began on 9 March 2015 and ended on 13 April 2015. In July 2015, writers Richard Hurst and James Cary confirmed the show would not return for a fourth series, citing BBC Three's impending move to online and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan as contributing towards the show having run its course.[1]
While the show takes place in Helmand Province, the series was filmed in South Africa.