Second Thoughts: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"Second Thoughts", starring James Bolam and Lynda Bellingham as two middle-aged divorcees trying to maintain a crumbling relationship, seemingly against all odds. Bill (James Bolam) has to deal with Faith's teenage children (one of whom is played by Julia Sawalha (Press Gang), but Faith has to deal with Bill's ex-wife Belinda Lang (Dear John, 2.4 Children) who seems intent on trying to disrupt their relationship.

Series details

• Title: Second Thoughts
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1991-05-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-10-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10048
• TVDB ID: 77423

Cast and credited roles

• James Bolam — Bill Macgregor
• Lynda Bellingham — Faith Grayshot
• Julia Sawalha — Hannah Grayshot
• Mark Denham — Joe Grayshot
• Belinda Lang — Liza Ferrari
• Geoffrey Whitehead — Richard Smith

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-05-03; final listed air date 1991-06-14.
• Season 2: premiered 1992-01-03; final listed air date 1992-03-20.
• Season 3: premiered 1992-10-18; final listed air date 1993-02-12.
• Season 4: premiered 1993-10-29; final listed air date 1993-12-17.
• Season 5: premiered 1994-08-26; final listed air date 1994-10-14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Second Thoughts 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.