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1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
11 March 1979 (UK) more
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20 half-hour episodes. Jane Lucas, an Agony Aunt with a call-in radio show, has her own set of troubles... more
Awards:
2 nominations more
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A truly underrated classic more (5 total)
Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 15) | Maureen Lipman | ... | Jane Lucas (20 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Simon Williams | ... | Laurence Lucas (20 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Maria Charles | ... | Bea Fisher (20 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Jeremy Bulloch | ... | Rob Illingworth (18 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Diana Weston | ... | Val Dunn (17 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Jan Holden | ... | Diana (15 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Peter Denyer | ... | Michael / ... (15 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Peter Blake | ... | Andy Evol (14 episodes, 1979-1981) |
| Robert Austin | ... | Junior Truscombe (13 episodes, 1980-1981) |
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25 min (20 episodes)
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Followed by "Agony Again" (1995) more
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Agony more
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This is a show that I would have loved to see find a wider audience here in the U.S.. There's definitely an audience for it; it covers a lot of the same ground that 'Frasier' did. But 'Agony' has more drama to it, and emphasis on the kind of real-life heartache that doesn't come from grand, tragic events but from the slow drifting apart caused by a relationship that just isn't enough.
Jane Lucas, advice columnist, is supposed to have the answers. Then one day, her husband announces he's leaving. Now she's at a loss. Over the next few seasons, she grows and learns more about herself coping with the job of being the one people turn to for advice while proceeding the best way she knows how, with help from friends and family.
The final episode and the resolution between Jane and her on-again-off-again estranged husband Laurence is a true gem. Had it been a U.S. production it would have stood as one of the great finales of its decade. It had, in just a few seasons, much more wit, insight, and real understanding about adult relationships than you'd ever find in trash like 'Sex & The City'. Perhaps some clever executives at BBC or wherever will find this show a rightful home on DVD.