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A Fine Romance

All Episodes 1981 - 1984

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  • 1981-11-01T00:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 13h (26 episodes)
  • John Esmonde + 1 more, Bob Larbey
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
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 series; the final episode being broadcast on 17 February 1984. The series takes its name from a song in the 1936 film Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which Dench recorded as the theme music. 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.

26 episodes

Series Premiere

1981-11-01T00:00:00Z

1x01 First Meeting

Series Premiere

1x01 First Meeting

  • 1981-11-01T00:00:00Z30m

Ambushed once again by Helen and Phil, her matchmaking sister and brother-in-law, Laura escapes from the party after being introduced to Mike. Mike, trying to flee from Laura, chooses the same hiding place.

1981-11-08T00:00:00Z

1x02 Different Answers

1x02 Different Answers

  • 1981-11-08T00:00:00Z30m

The day after the party, Helen and Phil get conflicting accounts when they check in with the presumed lovebirds. The effort to get their stories straight gives Laura and Mike an excuse for an excursion.

1981-11-15T00:00:00Z

1x03 The Restaurant

1x03 The Restaurant

  • 1981-11-15T00:00:00Z30m

Mike is ready to jump at another party invitation, but when Laura refuses to go along he invites her out to dinner instead. His attempts to impress her go over the top when Laura loses a contact lens on the restaurant carpet.

1981-11-22T00:00:00Z

1x04 Unlucky in Love

1x04 Unlucky in Love

  • 1981-11-22T00:00:00Z30m

A new romance buds for Laura, but gets nipped when she discovers the attractive man she met on a business trip to Brussels is already over-committed. Mike's work also leads to a romantic disappointment that is coincidentally related to Laura's.

1981-11-29T00:00:00Z

1x05 How to Avoid Bankruptcy

1x05 How to Avoid Bankruptcy

  • 1981-11-29T00:00:00Z30m

When Laura realizes Mike's business is failing, she sets out to help him shore up his capital and his morale. Mike winds up rescuing the business himself without exactly coming up a winner.

1981-12-06T00:00:00Z

1x06 Playing Games

1x06 Playing Games

  • 1981-12-06T00:00:00Z30m

Mike's van, and where he can park it for the night in Laura's neighborhood, gets in the way of moving their relationship to a higher plane. Sensing the stall, Helen and Phil decide they need to help Mike and Laura move on.

Season Finale

1981-12-13T00:00:00Z

1x07 Episode Seven

Season Finale

1x07 Episode Seven

  • 1981-12-13T00:00:00Z30m

Laura's insecurity mars the couple's first morning together. After seeing Mike with an attractive lunch date, Laura becomes jealous and seeks the company of a neurotic family friend who sticks to her like glue.

Season Premiere

1982-01-17T00:00:00Z

2x01 Episode Eight

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode Eight

  • 1982-01-17T00:00:00Z30m

Laura's efforts to dig up new customers for Mike's gardening business are too successful. Instead of thanking her, Mike gets angry and insists she learn more about the business

1982-01-24T00:00:00Z

2x02 Episode Nine

2x02 Episode Nine

  • 1982-01-24T00:00:00Z30m

To combat her terror of the dentist, Laura is given sedatives that leave her light-headed and flirtatious. Her behaviour towards Mike results in a comic misunderstanding that threatens to worsen an already awkward situation after Helen asks them to house-sit when she and Phil go to Dieppe

1982-01-31T00:00:00Z

2x03 Episode Ten

2x03 Episode Ten

  • 1982-01-31T00:00:00Z30m

Both Helen and Laura announce good news prematurely. Mike thinks he and Laura should buy a larger flat so that they can live more comfortably.

1982-02-07T00:00:00Z

2x04 Episode Eleven

2x04 Episode Eleven

  • 1982-02-07T00:00:00Z30m

Mike gets jealous when a business associate of Laura's appears to have more than business in mind. Helen takes over Mike's office work, but she proves too glamorous for the job.

1982-02-14T00:00:00Z

2x05 Episode Twelve

2x05 Episode Twelve

  • 1982-02-14T00:00:00Z30m

One Sunday, Laura longs for an adventure, but one after another her schemes fall flat. Then Harry arrives and suggests they all go out to dinner - in France.

Season Finale

1982-02-21T00:00:00Z

2x06 Episode Thirteen

Season Finale

2x06 Episode Thirteen

  • 1982-02-21T00:00:00Z30m

In the process of furnishing their new shared flat, Mike learns how little faith Laura has in their future together. As Mike and Laura reach a new low in their relationship, Phil and Helen arrive with good news.

Season Premiere

1983-11-04T00:00:00Z

3x01 The Hotel

Season Premiere

3x01 The Hotel

  • 1983-11-04T00:00:00Z30m

Mike accompanies Laura on a business trip. When they arrive at the hotel, Laura tells Mike that she has booked their reservation as Mr. and Mrs. Selway.

1983-11-11T00:00:00Z

3x02 Episode Fifteen

3x02 Episode Fifteen

  • 1983-11-11T00:00:00Z30m

Mike is put on the spot when Laura's parents come to meet him and to celebrate Helen's good news. True to form, Mike makes an ""unusual"" first impression.

1983-11-18T00:00:00Z

3x03 Episode Sixteen

3x03 Episode Sixteen

  • 1983-11-18T00:00:00Z30m

Laura's plans for a small dinner party get interrupted when Charlie, Mike's assistant, takes ill and calls on Mike and Laura for help. They frantically prepare dinner between visits to the hospital.

1983-11-25T00:00:00Z

3x04 Episode Seventeen

3x04 Episode Seventeen

  • 1983-11-25T00:00:00Z30m

While Charlie convalesces, Mike struggles to run the business single-handedly but refuses to replace Charlie with someone younger. While lending moral support to her pregnant sister, Laura finds herself thinking about having a family too.

1983-12-02T00:00:00Z

3x05 Parenthood

3x05 Parenthood

  • 1983-12-02T00:00:00Z30m

Mike prepares to interview applicants for a new landscaping assistant to replace Charlie. Helen and Phil are setting up a nursery. Laura decides that she too would like a baby, but the problem is Mike doesn't.

Season Finale

1983-12-09T00:00:00Z

3x06 Extreme Measures

Season Finale

3x06 Extreme Measures

  • 1983-12-09T00:00:00Z30m

Laura and Mike are seriously at odds because they disagree about starting a family. After an all-out, soggy confrontation, Laura makes a bold decision.

Season Premiere

1984-01-06T00:00:00Z

4x01 Episode Nineteen

Season Premiere

4x01 Episode Nineteen

  • 1984-01-06T00:00:00Z30m

Mike's gardening business is flourishing but he hasn't heard a word from Laura since she fled to Brussels. To escape the attentions of a wealthy Belgian, Laura returns to London, but she can't bring herself to talk to Mike.

1984-01-13T00:00:00Z

4x02 Episode Twenty

4x02 Episode Twenty

  • 1984-01-13T00:00:00Z30m

While Laura hides from Mike at Helen's house, Mike becomes concerned that Laura may be in trouble in Brussels. Before Laura can stop him, he flies off to Belgium to check on her.

1984-01-20T00:00:00Z

4x03 Episode Twenty One

4x03 Episode Twenty One

  • 1984-01-20T00:00:00Z30m

Laura decides to approach Mike about getting back some of the money she put into their flat. When she visits him, Laura is astonished to meet Elaine, Mike's sexy new girlfriend.

1984-01-27T00:00:00Z

4x04 Episode Twenty Two

4x04 Episode Twenty Two

  • 1984-01-27T00:00:00Z30m

Upset about Mike's new girlfriend, Laura goes off to spend the weekend with her parents, hoping they can help her sort out her feelings for Mike. Mike and Elaine quarrel about Laura.

1984-02-03T00:00:00Z

4x05 Episode Twenty Three

4x05 Episode Twenty Three

  • 1984-02-03T00:00:00Z30m

Feeling the need to get settled on her own again, Laura goes to the flat she once shared with Mike to clear out her belongings. Mike goes along when she checks out a new flat, but he feels very strongly that it is not right for Laura.

1984-02-10T00:00:00Z

4x06 Episode Twenty Four

4x06 Episode Twenty Four

  • 1984-02-10T00:00:00Z30m

After a happy night together, Laura and Mike inspect a rundown farmhouse which Mike is thinking of buying. They both fall in love with it. Mike says he wants Laura to live there with him, but Laura misunderstands what he means.

Season Finale

1984-02-17T00:00:00Z

4x07 Episode Twenty Five

Season Finale

4x07 Episode Twenty Five

  • 1984-02-17T00:00:00Z30m

Mike and Laura are more stunned than thrilled about their decision, and the fuss Laura's family makes doesn't help. When the farmhouse slips out of their grasp, the old despair seems poised to take over.

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