Agony: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jane Lucas is a successful 'agony aunt' working on a phone-in programme, and writing a regular column in "Person Magazine". She spends most of her time advising other people how to deal with relationship problems, but finds it extremely difficult to cope with her own problems. Her psychiatrist husband Laurence is an unreliable, philandering ex-public schoolboy. Her widowed Jewish mother Bea tries to interfere in every aspect of Jane's home life. Her boss at the magazine, Diana is almost impossible to work for.

Series details

• Title: Agony
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1979-03-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-03-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26957
• IMDb ID: tt0078559
• TVDB ID: 77163

Cast and credited roles

• Maureen Lipman — Jane Lucas
• Simon Williams — Laurence Lucas
• Maria Charles — Bea Fisher

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1979-03-11; final listed air date 1979-04-29; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1980-04-13; final listed air date 1980-05-25; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 1981-01-18; final listed air date 1981-03-01; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Agony on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.