- The Mistress
infobox television
show_name = The Mistress
caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring =Felicity Kendal Jack Galloway Peter McEnery Jane Asher
country =United Kingdom
network = BBC2
language = English
num_series = 2
num_episodes = 12
producer =Gareth Gwenlan
director =Gareth Gwenlan
first_aired =17 January 1985
last_aired =26 February 1987
imdb_id = 0088569"The Mistress" is a British sitcom that aired on BBC2 from 1985 to 1987. Starring
Felicity Kendal , it was written byCarla Lane .cite book|last=Lewishohn|first=Mark |authorlink=Mark Lewisohn|coauthors=|title=Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy|year=2003|publisher=BBC Worldwide |location=London |isbn=0563487550]"The Mistress" features Kendal playing Maxine, a young florist who is having an affair with a married man. It was disliked by some viewers, who were unhappy at seeing Felicity Kendal, who was best known as the innocent Barbara Good, playing a woman sleeping with someone else's husband.
Production
Similar to Carla Lane's other sitcoms, including "Butterflies" and "Solo", which also starred Felicity Kendal, "The Mistress" has a serious theme, that of an
affair . The series was produced and directed byGareth Gwenlan .cite web|url=http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/mistress/index.html|title=The Mistress - Summary|accessdate=2008-01-12|author=|last=|first=|year=2006|format=|work=|publisher=British TV Comedy] "The Mistress" was filmed inBath, Somerset .cite news|url=http://www.varietyclub.org.uk/coverages/getCoverageData/what-the-press-says/98|title=Enthralling drama centres on love and loss|first=|last=|publisher=Variety Club|date=28 September 2006 ]Cast
*
Felicity Kendal - Maxine
*Jack Galloway - Luke Mansel "(series 1)"
*Peter McEnery - Luke Mansel "(series 2)"
*Jane Asher - Helen Mansel
*Tony Copley - Jamie "(series 2)"Plot
Maxine is the manager of a florist shop and is having an affair with married man Luke Mansel.cite web|url=http://www.memorabletv.com/halloffame/felicitykendal.htm|title=Felicity Kendal|accessdate=2008-01-12|author=|last=|first=|year=2002-07|format=|work=|publisher=Memorable TV] His wife, Helen, is totally unaware of the affair. While Maxine occasionally feels guilty and insecure about the affair, she is a generally optmistic and happy person.
Episodes
"The Mistress" aired for two series, each of six 30 minute episodes, from
17 January 1985 to26 February 1987 . The episodes originally at 9.00pm on Thursdays on BBC2.eries One (1985)
eries Two (1987)
References
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