Agony 45 years old

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Bill Nighy He was 29 , now 74 years old
Phyllida Law She was 46 , now 91 years old
Maria Charles She was 49 , now 94 years old
Maureen Lipman She was 32 , now 77 years old
Miranda Richardson She was 21 , now 66 years old
Peter Denyer He was 31 , 62 years old when he died
Jan Holden She was 47 , 74 years old when she died
Simon Williams He was 32 , now 77 years old
Jeremy Bulloch He was 34 , now 79 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Agony poster
Agony (45 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1979-03-11
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 20