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Only When I Laugh (1979–1982) — comedy on ITV1
About Only When I Laugh
Only When I Laugh ended on December 16, 1982, after its fourth season on ITV1.
The show was a British television sitcom set in the ward of an NHS hospital. It aired from October 29, 1979, to December 16, 1982, and depicted the lives of long-term patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns, who spent their days in the hospital chatting and occasionally getting on each other's nerves. The series focused on their interactions and the humorous situations that arose from their circumstances, highlighting the camaraderie and quirks of hospital life.
The cast included James Bolam as Roy Figgis, Peter Bowles as Archie Glover, Christopher Strauli as Norman Binns, Richard Wilson as Dr. Gordon Thorpe, and Derrick Branche as Gupte. The show is classified as a comedy and has a runtime of approximately 30 minutes per episode.
Only When I Laugh episode schedule
28 aired
Aired · 28
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 1982 | S4·E7 | The Reunion |
| December 9, 1982 | S4·E6 | When Did You Last See Your Father? |
| December 2, 1982 | S4·E5 | Escape |
| November 25, 1982 | S4·E4 | In Sickness and in Health |
| November 18, 1982 | S4·E3 | All in the Mind |
| November 11, 1982 | S4·E2 | Conduct Unbecoming |
| November 4, 1982 | S4·E1 | Blood Brothers |
| October 14, 1981 | S3·E7 | These You Have Loved |
| October 7, 1981 | S3·E6 | Dear Diary |
| September 30, 1981 | S3·E5 | Accident |
| September 23, 1981 | S3·E4 | Postman's Knock |
| September 16, 1981 | S3·E3 | The Right Honourable Gentleman |
| September 9, 1981 | S3·E2 | Adam's Rib |
| September 2, 1981 | S3·E1 | A Day in the Life of |
| June 10, 1980 | S2·E7 | Last Tango |
| June 3, 1980 | S2·E6 | The Lost Sheep |
| May 27, 1980 | S2·E5 | The Visitors |
| May 20, 1980 | S2·E4 | The Cosmic Influence |
| May 13, 1980 | S2·E3 | It Can Damage Your Health |
| May 6, 1980 | S2·E2 | Where There's a Will |
| April 29, 1980 | S2·E1 | Whatever Happened to Gloria Robbins? |
| December 10, 1979 | S1·E7 | Is There a Doctor in the House? |
| December 3, 1979 | S1·E6 | Tangled Web |
| November 26, 1979 | S1·E5 | Let Them Eat Cake |
| November 19, 1979 | S1·E4 | The Man with the Face |
| November 12, 1979 | S1·E3 | The Rumour |
| November 5, 1979 | S1·E2 | Operation Norman |
| October 29, 1979 | S1·E1 | A Bed with a View |
