Agony Again

infobox television
show_name = Agony Again


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Len Richmond
Anna Raeburn
starring = Maureen Lipman
Maria Charles
David Harewood
Doon Mackichan
country = United Kingdom
network = BBC
first_aired = 31 August
last_aired = 12 October 1995
num_episodes = 7
imdb_id = 0111874

"Agony Again" is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 in 1995. Starring Maureen Lipman, it is the sequel to "Agony", an ITV sitcom that aired from 1979 to 1981. "Agony Again" was written by Carl Gorham, Michael Hatt and Amanda Swift.

Cast

*Maureen Lipman - Jane Lucas
*Maria Charles - Bea Fisher
*David Harewood - Daniel
*Doon Mackichan - Debra
*Sacha Grunpeter - Michael
*Niall Buggy - Richard
*Valerie Edmond - Catherine
*Robert Whitson - Will Brewer
*Simon Williams - Laurence Lucas

Background

Fourteen years after "Agony" ended on ITV, the BBC revived it as "Agony Again". The BBC had also revived other sitcoms, including "The Liver Birds" and "Reginald Perrin". Some of the original cast were used, although Simon Williams' character Laurence is not a main character like before.

Plot

Jane Lucas now has her own television show, "Lucas Live", but as before she neglects her own problems, including her son (who comes out as gay during the series), and focuses on other people's, especially homeless former businessman Richard. She has the beginnings of a romance with Daniel, a social worker. Jane's producer is Debra and her mother Bea, who was determined for her to re-marry, is still a main character.

Episodes

#"Heartbreak Hotel" (31 August 1995)
#"Love Will Find a Way" (7 September 1995)
#"Dazed and Confused" (14 September 1995)
#"Soap Dish" (21 September 1995)
#"Hound Dog" (28 September 1995)
#"Breaking Point" (5 October 1995)
#"Showtime'" (12 October 1995)

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/agony2/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for "Agony Again"]