Only When I Laugh
1979
Only When I Laugh is an ITV1 sitcom broadcast from 29 October 1979 to 16 December 1982 for four series with seven episodes each, and a Christmas special in 1981. The title is the answer to the question, "Does it hurt?" A naïve middle-class man is admitted to an NHS hospital ward, shared with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. The trio never fail to cause a nuisance for the poor, unsuspecting staff.
Storyline
Only When I Laugh is an ITV1 sitcom broadcast from 29 October 1979 to 16 December 1982 for four series with seven episodes each, and a Christmas special in 1981. The title is the answer to the question, "Does it hurt?"
A naïve middle-class man is admitted to an NHS hospital ward, shared with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. The trio never fail to cause a nuisance for the poor, unsuspecting staff.
Released
1979-10-29
Episode Runtime
30 min
Language
English
Status
Ended
Genre
Production
Yorkshire Television
Directors
CASTS
James Bolam
Roy Figgis
Peter Bowles
Archie Glover
Christopher Strauli
Norman Binns
Richard Wilson
Gordon Thorpe
Derrick Branche
Gupte
Alexandra Brook
Nurse
Patsy Smart
Lady
Elin Jenkins
Anna
Stephen Greif
Nicos
Robert Gillespie
Clegg
Pamela Cundell
Cook
Sally Osborne
Sally
John Junkin
Landlord
John Moore
Customer
Arnold Diamond
Customer
Naomi Buch
Customer
John Rapley
Customer
Moira Lister
Gloria Robbins
Patrick Troughton
Joe Perkins
Ronnie Stevens
Hargreaves
Jenny McCracken
Female Patient
Julia Goodman
Jenny
Margaret Courtenay
Mrs Binns
Pat Ashton
Peg
John Quayle
Vicar
Brenda Cowling
Matron
Judi Maynard
Eileen
Richard Morant
Phil
Jeremy Bulloch
Gary
Les Flanagan
Camera Crew
Ian Langstaff
Camera Crew
Rick Pickard
Camera Crew
Dominic Field
Camera Crew
Reginald Marsh
Sir Julian Briggs
Rosalind Ayres
Amy Glossop
Ann Beach
Helen Roper-Jones
Sylvia Kay
Clare Butterfield
Mary Tamm
Leonora
Karl Howman
Ronnie
John Ronane
Policeman
Isla Blair
Bradley
Gwen Taylor
Victoria Plumtree
Oliver Pye
Danny
Kay Garner
Nurse
Sue Glover
Nurse
Lee Gibson
Nurse
Marian Davies
Nurse
Jane Shackell
Nurse
Susan Sheridan
Assorted Children (voice)
Wanda Ventham
Fiona
John Nettleton
Col. Walters
Terry Diab
Dr. Bernstein
Diane Bull
Deidre
Jacqueline Clarke
Muffin
Neil McCarthy
Harry Bridgewater
Norman Mitchell
Prison Officer
Frank Middlemass
Charlie
Patricia Brake
Hilary
Nicholas McArdle
George
Seasons
Season 1
1979
.7 Episodes
Season 1 of Only When I Laugh premiered on 1979-10-29.
Season 2
1980
.7 Episodes
Season 2 of Only When I Laugh premiered on 1980-04-29.
Season 3
1981
.8 Episodes
Season 3 of Only When I Laugh premiered on 1981-09-02.
Season 4
1982
.7 Episodes
Season 4 of Only When I Laugh premiered on 1982-11-04.
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