Agony

Agony (1979)


  • Genre: Comedy, Documentary
  • Creator: Anna Raeburn
  • First Air Date: 1979-03-11
  • Last Air Date: 1981-03-01
  • Total Seasons: 3
  • Total Episodes: 20
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Networks: ITV1
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Summary

Agony is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1979 to 1981. It starred Maureen Lipman as a successful agony aunt but whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. It was made for the ITV network by LWT. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with issues that were seen as taboo at the time 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.

  • Keywords: mother, radio, magazine, marriage, satire, dark comedy, male homosexuality, sitcom, columnist
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    Agony Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1979-03-11
    6 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1980-04-13
    7 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 1981-01-18
    7 Episodes

    Agony Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Help30 min
    Season 1Episode 2An Unmarried Couple30 min
    Season 1Episode 3Conjugal Wrongs30 min
    Season 1Episode 4Wedlock, Deadlock30 min
    Season 1Episode 5Forever and Never30 min
    Season 1Episode 6Too Much Agony, Too Little Ecstasy30 min
    Season 2Episode 1Back to Reality30 min
    Season 2Episode 2Working Girls30 min
    Season 2Episode 3Coming Out... and Going In Again?30 min
    Season 2Episode 4Television Can Damage Your Health30 min
    Season 2Episode 5Problem Parents30 min
    Season 2Episode 6Second Time Around30 min
    Season 2Episode 7A Woman Alone30 min
    Season 3Episode 1From Here to Maternity30 min
    Season 3Episode 2Arrivals and Departures30 min
    Season 3Episode 3Hospital Romances30 min
    Season 3Episode 4Communications Breakdown30 min
    Season 3Episode 5Holy Wars30 min
    Season 3Episode 6Lucas v Lucas30 min
    Season 3Episode 7Rings Off Their Fingers30 min
    • Bill Nighy

      as Vincent Fish
    • Peter Blake

      as Andy Evol
    • Maria Charles

      as Bea Fisher
    • Jan Holden

      as Diana
    • Maureen Lipman

      as Jane Lucas
    • Simon Williams

      as Laurence Lucas
    • Diana Weston

      as Val Dunn
    • Peter Denyer

      as Michael
    • Jeremy Bulloch

      as Rob Illingworth

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