Agony
Starring
Maureen LipmanSimon WilliamsMaria CharlesDiana WestonJeremy BullochJan Holden
Written by
Anna RaeburnLen Richmond
Starring
Maureen LipmanSimon WilliamsMaria CharlesDiana WestonJeremy BullochJan Holden
Written by
Anna RaeburnLen Richmond
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.7 | |
| S2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 | ||
| S3 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
About
Agony is a British sitcom produced by LWT for ITV, broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It stars Maureen Lipman as successful agony aunt Jane Lucas, whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with taboo issues such as drug use, racism, abortion, interracial relationships, and swinging, and was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people. It also openly mocked the government, the ruling classes, and religion, and occasionally contained dark and dramatic storylines.
All Seasons
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Series 11979
7.1916
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Series 21980
6.8557
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Series 31981
7.0827
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
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
Crew
Anna Raeburn
Len Richmond
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