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Agony

  • TV Series
  • 1979–1981
  • 25m
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7.2/10
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Agony (1979)
Dark ComedySatireSitcomComedy

A successful radio host and advice columnist struggles with her unreliable husband, her interfering mother and constant advances from a co-worker.A successful radio host and advice columnist struggles with her unreliable husband, her interfering mother and constant advances from a co-worker.A successful radio host and advice columnist struggles with her unreliable husband, her interfering mother and constant advances from a co-worker.

  • Creators
    • Anna Raeburn
    • Len Richmond
  • Stars
    • Maureen Lipman
    • Simon Williams
    • Maria Charles
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    157
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    • Creators
      • Anna Raeburn
      • Len Richmond
    • Stars
      • Maureen Lipman
      • Simon Williams
      • Maria Charles
    • 5User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Maureen Lipman
    Maureen Lipman
    • Jane Lucas
    Simon Williams
    Simon Williams
    • Laurence Lucas
    Maria Charles
    Maria Charles
    • Bea Fisher
    Diana Weston
    Diana Weston
    • Val Dunn
    Jeremy Bulloch
    Jeremy Bulloch
    • Rob Illingworth
    Jan Holden
    Jan Holden
    • Diana
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    Robert Austin
    • Junior Truscombe
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    Bill Nighy
    • Vincent Fish
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    Josephine Welcome
    • Indira Patel
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    Robert Gillespie
    • Mr. Mince
    Mona Bruce
    • Bessie Basham
    Sheila Keith
    Sheila Keith
    • Emily Bakewell
    Peter Jolly
    • Luciano
    David Ashford
    • Simon Masters
    Martin Wimbush
    • Chaplain
    Stephanie Fayerman
    Stephanie Fayerman
    • Tina Trux
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      • Anna Raeburn
      • Len Richmond
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    • Trivia
      Series co-creator Anna Raeburn's primary job was as a broadcaster and journalist who specialised as a radio agony aunt (she prefers the term adviser) on Capital Radio's ground-breaking late night phone-in "Anna And The Doc" - mirrored in the show with Jane Lucas' regular slot on Happening Radio 242 - which ran for fourteen years.
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    • Soundtracks
      Agony
      Composed by Graham Field

      Performed by Babs Fletcher

      [series title theme]

    User reviews5

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    Fabulous Show. Holds up well.

    I LOVE this show. I saw it originally on PBS in the mid-eighties. At several years old, it was beyond ahead of anything on U.S. TV at the time. I found the first 3 episodes on a VHS tape through a store specializing in British things and found out that time has not taken anything from it. It's still a fantastic show. Put it on DVD and I'll buy it before the discs cool!! Hilarious, great characters, great plots.
    • PsyDtoBe
    • Feb 2, 2004
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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1979 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
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    • Runtime
      25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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