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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.

Date: 03/11/1979
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Bill Nighy, Peter Blake, Maria Charles, Jan Holden, Maureen Lipman, Simon Williams, Diana Weston, Peter Denyer, Jeremy Bulloch

Bill Nighy as Vincent Fish in Agony Bill Nighy

Peter Blake as Andy Evol in Agony Peter Blake

Maria Charles as Bea Fisher in Agony Maria Charles

Jan Holden as Diana in Agony Jan Holden

Maureen Lipman as Jane Lucas in Agony Maureen Lipman

Simon Williams as Laurence Lucas in Agony Simon Williams

Diana Weston

Peter Denyer as Michael in Agony Peter Denyer

Jeremy Bulloch as Rob Illingworth in Agony Jeremy Bulloch