Agony
Overview
Agony is a British sitcom produced by LWT for ITV, broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It stars Maureen Lipman as successful agony aunt Jane Lucas, whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with taboo issues 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.
Details
| Status: | Ended |
|---|---|
| First Air Date: | 1979-03-11 |
| Last Air Date: | 1981-03-01 |
| Created By: | Anna Raeburn, Len Richmond |
| Networks: | ITV1 |
| Production: | LWT |
