Agony
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.
- Created By
Anna Raeburn
- First Aired on
Mar 11, 1979
- Popularity: 3.8446
- 6 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
3 seaons till Mar 01, 1981
Last episode: Rings Off Their Fingers
Seasons & episodes
Total 3 seasons, 20 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Help30 min
Jane Lucas, overworked advice columnist for Person magazine, tries to cope with her usual hectic schedule as she advises a shy transvestite and takes a phone call from her husband informing her he's leaving her.
Episode 2An Unmarried Couple30 min
Jane tries to get use to being alone and to deal with the reactions from an avid press and an overwrought mother.
Episode 3Conjugal Wrongs30 min
Laurence returns when Jane agrees to try some mechanical assistance for their lovemaking.
Episode 4Wedlock, Deadlock30 min
Laurence's interest in another woman at the hospital where he works prompts him to suggest that he and Jane have an open marriage agreement.
Episode 5Forever and Never30 min
Jane tries to balance Laurence's demands for attention with Michael and Rob's need for her to mediate a quarrel.
