Affairs of the Heart (TV series)
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| Affairs of the Heart | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 23 August 1983 – 26 August 1985 |
Affairs of the Heart is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1983 to 1985. Starring Derek Fowlds, it was written by Paul Daneman. It was made for the ITV network by Granada Television.
Cast[edit]
- Derek Fowlds - Peter Bonamy
- Sarah Badel - Jane Bonamy
- Elizabeth Anson - Rosemary Bonamy (pilot)
- Holly Aird - Rosemary Bonamy (series)
Special guests[edit]
- Carol Barnes - Herself
- David Suchet - Peter Bonamy's Dad
- Peter Sallis - Himself
- Aidan Cook - Himself
- Nicholas Owen - Himself
Background[edit]
Affairs of the Heart tells the semi-autobiographical tale of Peter Bonamy who has a heart attack. The writer, Paul Daneman, had suffered a heart attack while performing in the West End, and by chance he had been portraying a man suffering from a heart attack. During Daneman's recovery he had to delay acting again, and so took up writing. Affairs of the Heart was the result.
Plot[edit]
After Peter Bonamy suffers a heart attack, and subsequently leaves hospital, he leads his life more carefully than before. His wife Jane and daughter Rosemary molly-coddle him, and he also attends a heart-attack survivors group. Bonamy, from the comfort of his south London home, finds himself doing little, especially as he can not even drive his Porsche.
Unusually for a television sitcom, there was no audience at the recordings.
Episodes[edit]
Pilot (1983)[edit]
- Pilot (23 August 1983)
Series One (1985)[edit]
- Episode One (22 July 1985)
- Episode Two (29 July 1985)
- Episode Three (5 August 1985)
- Episode Four (12 August 1985)
- Episode Five (19 August 1985)
- Episode Six (26 August 1985)
References[edit]
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- Affairs of the Heart at British TV Comedy
