No Job for a Lady: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Comedy icon Penelope Keith stars as Jean Price, a newly elected Labour MP who finds her cherished principles severely tested in the unforgiving, often murky world of Westminster. Jean's ambition withstands the dreadful facilities and uncivilised hours that might drive a lesser woman out of the job, with the wife and mother managing to hold her own amid the swollen egos, rampant chauvinism and Machiavellian scheming of the political elite; husband Geoff provides much-needed moral support. Also featuring Ruth Rendell Mysteries star George Baker as Tory adversary Sir Godfrey Eagan and Garfield Morgan as Labour whip Norman, this cleverly scripted Thames comedy was directed by BAFTA Award winner John Howard Davies, whose high-profile credits include The Good Life, Fawlty Towers and Mr. Bean. Made by Thames Television for the ITV Network.

Series details

• Title: No Job for a Lady
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1990-02-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-02-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8739
• TVDB ID: 73110

Cast and credited roles

• Penelope Keith — Jean Price
• Mark Kingston — Geoff Price
• Garfield Morgan — Norman
• Paul Young — Ken Miller
• George Baker — Godfrey Eagan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-02-07; final listed air date 1990-03-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1991-01-07; final listed air date 1991-02-11; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-01-06; final listed air date 1992-02-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from No Job for a Lady 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.