Episodes cast for
"A Fine Romance" (1981) More at IMDbPro »

Season: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Year: 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984

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Season 1

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Season 1, Episode 1: First Meeting

1 November 1981
Helen wants to find a boyfriend for her socially inept sister Laura. Mike is a last-minute invitee to Helen's party and just as nervous as Laura. They discover they share a dislike of being fixed up and leave the party together so Helen won't object to them leaving.

	Judi Dench	...	Laura
	Michael Williams	...	Mike
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil
	Pola Churchill	...	Girl at Party
	Angela Curran	...	Jean
	Geoffrey Rose	...	Harry

Season 1, Episode 2: Different Answers

8 November 1981
Helen and Phil are dying to know how things went with Laura and Mike, so they both wind up invited to lunch and tell conflicting stories.

	Judi Dench	...	Laura
	Michael Williams	...	Mike
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil

Season 1, Episode 3: The Restaurant

15 November 1981
Laura and Mike attend a display of ethnic masks since they have nothing else to do, and wind up at a restaurant where Laura loses a contact lens again.

	Judi Dench	...	Laura
	Michael Williams	...	Mike
	Neville Barber	...	Frenchman
	Angela Curran	...	Jean
	Charles Hodgson	...	Charles
	Delia Lindsay	...	Norma
	Fernand Monast	...	Maitre D'Hotel
	Geoffrey Rose	...	Harry

Season 1, Episode 4: Unlucky in Love

22 November 1981
Helen and Phil help Laura buy a new dress for a special dinner for Laura's new love interest. But when Ben tells Laura he is married, Mike happens by to pick up the pieces with his usual charm.

	Judi Dench	...	Laura
	Michael Williams	...	Mike
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil
	Michael Culver	...	Ben
	Monica Grey	...	Saleslady
	George Tovey	...	Charlie
	Glynis Barber	...	Linda

Season 1, Episode 5: How to Avoid Bankruptcy

29 November 1981

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	George Tovey	...	Charlie

Season 1, Episode 6: Keep Them Apart

6 December 1981

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Geoffrey Rose	...	Harry
	Louisa Rix	...	Ann
	Robert Swales	...	David

Season 1, Episode 7: Playing Games

13 December 1981

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	George Tovey	...	Charlie
	Geoffrey Rose	...	Harry
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker

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Season 2

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Season 2, Episode 1: A Helping Hand

13 December 1981

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Sarah-Jane Varley	...	Cherry
	John Baddeley	...	Customer (voice)

Season 2, Episode 2: A Trip to the Dentist

24 January 1982

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Paola Dionisotti	...	Dental Nurse
	Corbet Woodall	...	Announcer

Season 2, Episode 3: Was That a Proposal?

31 January 1982

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Hugh Walters	...	Mr. Bell
	Leon Lissek	...	Waiter

Season 2, Episode 4: The New Secretary

7 February 1982

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Julian Curry	...	Charles Payne
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	George Tovey	...	Charlie
	Susy Cerys	...	Miss Morris (as Suzie Cerys)

Season 2, Episode 5: Boulogne

14 February 1982

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Ken Wynne	...	Common Keeper
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Geoffrey Rose	...	Harry

Season 2, Episode 6: Furniture

21 February 1982

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Job Stewart	...	Salesman
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Derek Deadman	...	Traffic Warden
	Harry Littlewood	...	Porter

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Season 3

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Season 3, Episode 1: Missing

4 November 1983

	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Lally Bowers	...	Alice Dalton
	Richard Pearson	...	Tom Dalton

Season 3, Episode 2: The Hotel

11 November 1983

	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Charles Pemberton	...	Head Doorman
	Geoffrey Larder	...	Hotel Receptionist
	John Owens	...	Waiter
	David Ashfield	...	David
	Ian Collier	...	Chris
	Olivier Pierre	...	Frenchman

Season 3, Episode 3: The Dinner Party

18 November 1983

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Roy Heather	...	Taxi Driver
	Walter Sparrow	...	Patient
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Cherith Mellor	...	Jill
	Michael Howarth	...	Frank
	Janet Palmer	...	Nurse

Season 3, Episode 4: Business Problems

25 November 1983

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Eve Pearce	...	Jessie Harris

Season 3, Episode 5: Parenthood

2 December 1983

	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Karl Howman	...	Terry Bullivant
	Michael Lees	...	Wilfred Robinson
	Kate Burgess	...	Baby (uncredited)

Season 3, Episode 6: Extreme Measures

9 December 1983

	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Katherine Burgess	...	Baby

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Season 4

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Season 4, Episode 1: The Telephone Call

6 January 1984

	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	James Grout	...	Georges
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Michael Lees	...	Wilfred Robinson
	Karl Howman	...	Terry Bullivant

Season 4, Episode 2: In Hiding

13 January 1984

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Karl Howman	...	Terry Bullivant
	Susan Field	...	Concierge

Season 4, Episode 3: Mike's New Girlfriend

20 January 1984

	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Mary Maddox	...	Elaine

Season 4, Episode 4: A Weekend Away

27 January 1984

	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Richard Pearson	...	Tom Dalton
	Lally Bowers	...	Alice Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Mary Maddox	...	Elaine
	Francesca Brill	...	Waitress

Season 4, Episode 5: Problems

3 February 1984

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Karl Howman	...	Terry Bullivant
	Michael Lees	...	Wilfred Robinson
	Malcolm Rogers	...	Mr. Wiggins

Season 4, Episode 6: A Romantic Meal

10 February 1984

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Gertan Klauber	...	Maitre d'
	John Aron	...	Paolo Morella
	Paul Du'Marquis	...	Mandolin Player

Season 4, Episode 7: Happy Ever After?

17 February 1984

	Judi Dench	...	Laura Dalton
	Susan Penhaligon	...	Helen Barker
	Richard Warwick	...	Phil Barker
	Michael Williams	...	Mike Selway
	Michael Lees	...	Wilfred Robinson
	Richard Pearson	...	Tom Dalton
	Lally Bowers	...	Alice Dalton