Agony
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1979 - 1981
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Jane Lucas is a radio and magazine agony aunt whose problems seem to eclipse those of her 'patients'. Stars Maureen Lipman, Simon Williams, Maria Charles, Peter Blake, Jeremy Bulloch and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1979 - 1981
- Channel
- ITV
- Episodes
- 20 (3 series)
- Creators
- Len Richmond and Anna Raeburn
- Stars
- Maureen Lipman, Simon Williams, Maria Charles, Peter Blake, Jeremy Bulloch, Peter Denyer, Jan Holden, Diana Weston and more
- Writers
- Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds
- Director
- John Reardon
- Producer
- John Reardon
- Company
Jane Lucas provides advice to the readers of Person magazine, and callers-in to a local radio station. Although she spends most of her time dishing out good advice she can't seem to deal with her own problems, lurching from one disaster to another.
Her relationship with husband Laurence is under constant strain, both from their own behaviour and anxieties, but also from colleagues - and Jane's mother.
Jane seeks solace in her best friends, gay couple Rob and Michael, and secretary Val. The less said about glamorous boss Diana or her radio hosts, Andy Evol and later, Junior Truscombe, the better!
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The theme song was performed by Babs Fletcher.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 11th March 1979 at 9:15pm on ITV1