A Fine Romance (TV series)

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A Fine Romance
Genre	Sitcom Romance
Created by	Bob Larbey
Starring	Judi Dench Michael Williams Susan Penhaligon Richard Warwick
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producer(s)	James Cellan Jones Graham Evans Don Leaver
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	London Weekend Television ITV
Original run	November 1, 1981 – February 17, 1984
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1981. It lasted for 26 episodes over four seasons; the final episode being broadcast on 17 February 1984.

The series was nominated for nine BAFTA British Academy Television Awards and a winner of two, both for Dench's performance in 1982 and 1985.

The series' theme song, a version of the song "A Fine Romance", was performed by Dench.

Plot

The series involves Laura Dalton, played by Dench, a single, middle-aged translator who is somewhat socially inept. Her sister Helen, played by Penhaligon, and her husband Phil (Richard Warwick) pair her up with Mike Selway (Williams), a shy landscape gardener. The story follows their awkward romance and insecurities. Bad luck seems to follow them everywhere, from the ferry to Calais to an attempted romantic evening watching television.

Laura constantly dwells on her beautiful sister's fairy-tale marriage while still retaining an attitude of a child, locking herself in cupboards when things do not go her way. Though immature and tending to fly off the handle, she assists Mike in organizing his struggling business, volunteering her time to type his correspondence and do the bookkeeping. Phil and Helen often regret ever bringing the two together, because they are nearly always involved in the couple's squabbles. Overall, however, Mike and Laura find they cannot live without one another, though they are not able to put it into words.

Episodes

Series One (1981)

• 1.1. First Meeting (November 1, 1981)
• 1.2. Different Answers (November 8, 1981)
• 1.3. The Restaurant (November 15, 1981)
• 1.4. Unlucky In Love (November 22, 1981)
• 1.5. How To Avoid Bankruptcy (November 29, 1981)
• 1.6. Keep Them Apart (December 6, 1981)
• 1.7. Playing Games (December 13, 1981)

Series Two (1982)

• 2.1. A Helping Hand (January 17, 1982)
• 2.2. A Trip To The Dentist (January 24, 1982)
• 2.3. Was That A Proposal? (January 31, 1982)
• 2.4. The New Secretary (February 7, 1982)
• 2.5. Boulogne (February 14, 1982)
• 2.6. Furniture (February 21, 1982)

Series Three (1983)

• 3.1. Missing (November 4, 1983)
• 3.2. The Hotel (November 11, 1983)
• 3.3. The Dinner Party (November 18, 1983)
• 3.4. Business Problems (November 25, 1983)
• 3.5. Parenthood (December 2, 1983)
• 3.6. Extreme Measures (December 9, 1983)

Series Four (1984)

• 4.1. The Telephone Call (January 6, 1984)
• 4.2. In Hiding (January 13, 1984)
• 4.3. Mike's New Girlfriend (January 20, 1984)
• 4.4. A Weekend Away (January 27, 1984)
• 4.5. Problems (February 3, 1984)
• 4.6. A Romantic Meal (February 10, 1984)
• 4.7. Happy Ever After? (February 17, 1984)

External links

• A Fine Romance at the Internet Movie Database
• Episode Guide

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