Agony (1979)

Agony is a British sitcom produced by LWT for ITV, broadcast from 1979 to 1981. It stars Maureen Lipman as successful agony aunt Jane Lucas, whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with taboo issues such as drug use, racism, abortion, interracial relationships, and swinging, and was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people. It also openly mocked the government, the ruling classes, and religion, and occasionally contained dark and dramatic storylines.

• First Air Date: 1979-03-11
• Last Air Date: 1981-03-01
• Total Seasons: 3
• Total Episodes: 20
• Episode Runtime: 30 min.
• Network: ITV1
• Creator: Anna Raeburn, Len Richmond