British Comedy Guide

The Fainthearted Feminist

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 1984
  • 5 episodes (1 series)

A sitcom about a woman who has two teenage children, a baby and a husband. She decides to embrace the principles of feminism. Stars Lynn Redgrave, Jonathan Newth, Sarah Neville, Helen Cotterill, Polly Adams and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1984
Channel
BBC 2
Episodes
5 (1 series)
Creator
Jill Tweedie
Stars
Lynn Redgrave, Jonathan Newth, Sarah Neville, Helen Cotterill, Polly Adams, Sara Sugarman, Andrew Paley, Linda Polan and Julia Swift
Writers
Jill Tweedie and Christopher Bond
Director
Mandie Fletcher
Producers
Zanna Beswick and Alan J. W. Bell
Company

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 19th March 1984 at 9pm on BBC Two

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