Agony (1979)
Agony (1979)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Bill Nighy
Vincent Fish

Peter Blake
Andy Evol

Maria Charles
Bea Fisher

Jan Holden
Diana

Maureen Lipman
Jane Lucas

Simon Williams
Laurence Lucas

Diana Weston
Val Dunn

Peter Denyer
Michael

Jeremy Bulloch
Rob Illingworth

Josephine Welcome
Indira Patel

Anna Raeburn
Creator

Robert Austin
Junior Truscombe

Len Richmond
Writer

Miranda Richardson
Gudrun

Phyllida Law
Mrs. Lucas

Martin Wimbush
Chaplain
Details.
Release Date
March 11, 1979
Status
Ended
Seasons
3
Episodes
20
Running Time
30m
Content Rating
NR
Genres
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mother
marriage
dark comedy
radio
satire
magazine
homosexuality
sitcom
columnist
Scripted
Wiki.
Agony is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 11 March 1979 to 1 March 1981. Made by London Weekend Television, it stars Maureen Lipman as Jane Lucas who has a successful career as an agony aunt but whose own personal life is a shambles. It was created by Len Richmond and real-life agony aunt Anna Raeburn, both of whom wrote all of the first series. The second and third series were written by Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds.
Agony was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people.
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