A Fine Romance 42 years old

A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1981. It lasted for 26 episodes over four series; the final episode being broadcast on 17 February 1984. The series takes its name from a song in the 1936 film Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which Dench recorded as the theme music. The series was nominated for nine BAFTA British Academy Television Awards and a winner of two, both for Dench's performance in 1982 and 1985.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Judi Dench She was 46 , now 89 years old as Laura Dalton
Judi Dench She was 46 , now 89 years old
Susan Penhaligon She was 32 , now 74 years old
Richard Pearson
Hugh Walters He was 71 , 82 years old when he died
Richard Warwick He was 36 , 52 years old when he died
Lally Bowers She was 67 , 70 years old when she died
Karl Howman He was 27 , now 70 years old
Michael Williams (actor) He was 46 , 65 years old when he died

Crew

Name Job title
A Fine Romance poster
A Fine Romance (42 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1981-11-01
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 26