Lipstick on Your Collar: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From one of the most creative, daring, and provocative British writers, "Lipstick on Your Collar" was the last work by television writer, playwright, and screenwriter Dennis Potter, to be produced during his life. He died of cancer in June of 1994. Part musical, part romantic comedy, part male fantasy, the story revolves around Private Francis Francis who has just been assigned to the British War Office, as an Army Intelligence clerk, in 1956.

Series details

• Title: Lipstick on Your Collar
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1993-02-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16489
• IMDb ID: tt0107423
• TVDB ID: 81605

Cast and credited roles

• Louise Germaine — Sylvia Berry
• Giles Thomas — Private Francis
• Kim Huffman — Lisa
• Douglas Henshall — Corporal Berry
• Nicholas Farrell — Major Church
• Clive Francis — Major Hedges
• Peter Jeffrey — Colonel Bernwood
• Roy Hudd — Harold Atterbow
• Ewan McGregor — Private Hopper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-02-21; final listed air date 1993-03-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lipstick on Your Collar 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.