Love Hurts: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tessa Piggott has reached a turning point: she gives up her high-flying City job and expensive lifestyle to become the director of a small Third World charity, S.E.E.D.

Having been unceremoniously dumped by her long-term partner (and former boss), she renounces men in a bid to steer clear of the kind of trouble they have previously caused her. Fate has other ideas. A chance encounter with ex-plumber and self-made millionaire, Frank Carver, leaves feisty Tessa struggling to maintain her resolve.

Frank and Tessa's relationship develops over the course of three series and across continents, as the couple's work takes them far and wide. Their difficulties, as well as the problems experienced by family and friends such as Rabbi Diane Warburg, remind us that sometimes love hurts.

Series details

• Title: Love Hurts
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1992-01-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20953
• IMDb ID: tt0108840
• TVDB ID: 71748

Cast and credited roles

• Zoë Wanamaker — Tessa Piggott
• Adam Faith — Frank Carver
• Tony Selby — Max Taplow

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-01-03; final listed air date 1992-03-06; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1993-01-01; final listed air date 1993-03-05; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 1994-01-14; final listed air date 1994-03-18; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Love Hurts 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.