The Mistress

The Mistress is a British sitcom that aired on BBC2 from 1985 to 1987. Starring Felicity Kendal and Jane Asher, it was written by Carla Lane. The Mistress features Kendal playing Maxine, a young florist who is having an affair with a married man, whose wife was played by Jane Asher. It was disliked by some viewers, who were unhappy at seeing Felicity Kendal, who was best known as the innocent Barbara Good, playing a woman sleeping with someone else's husband.

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Comedy
Created By

First Aired on

Jan 17, 1985

2 seaons till Feb 26, 1987

Popularity: 4.2362
2 votes
Networks
(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Series 2, Episode 6

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 12 episodes

Season 1

Aired

6 Episodes
  • Episode 1Series 1, Episode 130 min

    Felicity Kendal stars as the mistress of Luke, played by Jack Galloway, who is married to Helen, played by Jane Asher.

  • Episode 2Series 1, Episode 230 min

    It’s clear that nothing will break Luke’s marriage – but is he really enjoying the best of both worlds?

  • Episode 3Series 1, Episode 330 min

    Luke is on dangerous ground, with both Maxine and Helen feeling they could do with a bit more attention.

  • Episode 4Series 1, Episode 430 min

    Luke is in a turmoil when Maxine threatens to leave.

  • Episode 5Series 1, Episode 530 min

    Luke arranges a free Sunday so that he can make things up with Maxine, but she has other ideas.

Crew & Team

Richard Bennett

Property Buyer

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