The Mistress: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Mistress is a BBC sitcom following the ups and downs of an extra-marital affair. Maxine is a carefree young woman, always looking on the bright side of things. She runs a successful florist s shop. She s also having an affair with married man, Luke. Although their relationship is illicit and Maxine is occasionally troubled by guilt and insecurity, she is reluctant to end it. Hovering between them is Luke s wife, Helen, who remains blissfully oblivious to her husband s extramarital activities...

Series details

• Title: The Mistress
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 1985-01-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-02-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25166
• TVDB ID: 279506

Cast and credited roles

• Felicity Kendal — Maxine
• Jane Asher — Helen
• Jack Galloway — Luke
• Jenny McCracken — Jenny
• Peter McEnery — Luke

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-01-17; final listed air date 1985-02-21; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-01-22; final listed air date 1987-02-26; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Mistress 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.