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.
Creators: Anna Raeburn, Len Richmond
Network: ITV1
Seasons
3
Episodes
20
Status
Ended
Maureen Lipman
Jane Lucas
Simon Williams
Laurence Lucas
Maria Charles
Bea Fisher
Diana Weston
Val Dunn
Jeremy Bulloch
Rob Illingworth
Jan Holden
Diana
Peter Blake
Andy Evol
Peter Denyer
Michael
1993