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Agony is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1979 to 1981. Made by London Weekend Television, it stars Maureen Lipman as Jane Lucas who has a successful career as an agony aunt but whose own personal life is a shambles. It was created by Len Richmond and real-life agony aunt Anna Raeburn, both of whom wrote all of the first series. The second and third series were written by Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds.
Original Release
03/11/1979
US Release
03/11/1979
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maureen Lipman | Jane Lucas |
Simon Williams | Laurence Lucas |
Maria Charles | Bea Fisher |
Diana Weston | Val Dunn |
Jeremy Bulloch | Rob Illingworth |
Jan Holden | Diana |
Peter Blake | Andy Evol |
Peter Denyer | Michael / Graham Simpson |
Robert Austin | Junior Truscombe |
Bill Nighy | Vincent Fish |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | From Here to Maternity | Sunday, 18 January 1981 |
2 | Arrivals and Departures | Sunday, 25 January 1981 |
3 | Hospital Romances | Sunday, 01 February 1981 |
4 | Communications Breakdown | Sunday, 08 February 1981 |
5 | Holy Wars | Sunday, 15 February 1981 |
6 | Lucas v Lucas | Sunday, 22 February 1981 |
7 | Rings Off Their Fingers | Sunday, 01 March 1981 |
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Directors
Writers
Andrew Nickolds, Stan Hey, Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maureen Lipman | Jane Lucas |
Simon Williams | Laurence Lucas |
Maria Charles | Bea Fisher |
Diana Weston | Val Dunn |
Jeremy Bulloch | Rob Illingworth |
Jan Holden | Diana |
Peter Blake | Andy Evol |
Peter Denyer | Michael / Graham Simpson |
Robert Austin | Junior Truscombe |
Bill Nighy | Vincent Fish |
Josephine Welcome | Indira Patel |
Robert Gillespie | Mr. Mince |
Mona Bruce | Bessie Basham |
Sheila Keith | Emily Bakewell |
Peter Jolly | Luciano |
David Ashford | Simon Masters |
Stephanie Fayerman | Tina Trux |
Martin Wimbush | Chaplain |
Jane Sherwin | Chairwoman |
Betty Romaine | Sue-Ellen |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Reardon | Producer |