Agony is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1979 to 1981. It starred Maureen Lipman as a successful agony aunt but whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. It was made for the ITV network by LWT.
Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with issues that were seen as taboo at the time 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.
Genre: Comedy, Documentary
Stars: Bill Nighy, Peter Blake, Maria Charles, Jan Holden, Maureen Lipman, Simon Williams
Crew:
Country: US
Studio: ITV1
Runtime: 30:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Mar 11, 1979
Last air date: Mar 01, 1981
Episode: 20 Episode
Season: 3 Season
IMDb: 4.6
Keywords:mother, radio, magazine, marriage, satire, dark comedy, male homosexuality, sitcom, columnist
