Synopsis & Context
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.
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Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Only When I Laugh
- Release
- October 29, 1979
- Screen Time
- 4 seasons · 30min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Eric Chappell
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
James Bolam
Roy Figgis
29 eps.
Peter Bowles
Archie Glover
29 eps.
Christopher Strauli
Norman Binns
29 eps.
Richard Wilson
Gordon Thorpe
29 eps.
Derrick Branche
Gupte
22 eps.
Alexandra Brook
Nurse
2 eps.
Patsy Smart
Lady
1 ep.
Elin Jenkins
Anna
1 ep.
Stephen Greif
Nicos
1 ep.
Robert Gillespie
Clegg
1 ep.
Pamela Cundell
Cook
1 ep.
Sally Osborne
Sally
1 ep.
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