About Face

1989–1991 · Ended · 2 seasons · 12 episodes · Comedy · United Kingdom

Creator Tony Wolfe · Channel ITV1 · Starring Maureen Lipman, Stephanie Cole, Sarah Lancashire

About Face is a series of twelve unconnected half-hour sitcoms all starring Maureen Lipman in the lead role. Each episode featured a guest cast of well known actors and actresses. The episodes were written by Richard Harris, Geoffrey Perkins, Chips Hardy & John Henderson, Astrid Ronning, John Wells, Paul Smith & Terry Kyan, Jack Rosenthal, Carol Bunyan and Ian Hislop & Nick Newman. It was made for the ITV network by Central Independent Television.
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Episodes

6 episodes · November 1989 – December 1989
  1. Episode 1: 1. Searching for Señor DuendeNovember 6, 1989 · 30 min
    Carol, a South London telephonist, becomes obsessed by flamenco dancing, which brings to an end her relationship with boyfriend Trevor.
  2. Episode 2: 2. Stand by Your ManNovember 13, 1989 · 30 min
    Helen exacts revenge on her philandering husband Michael, a Member of Parliament, when the press interview her.
  3. Episode 3: 3. GracieNovember 20, 1989 · 30 min
    Gracie, a Cypriot immigrant, is a cloakroom attendant in a London club. But the celebrations to mark her quarter of a century there are altered by the arrival of Jessica, an American film star.
  4. Episode 4: 4. Mrs Worthington's DaughterNovember 27, 1989 · 30 min
    Patience, an American theatre stage manager, attends a first-night party that improves her morale.
  5. Episode 5: 5. Send Her VictoriousDecember 4, 1989 · 30 min
    PM Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis fall victim to a kidnapping plot while on holiday.
  6. Episode 6: 6. The Bag LadyDecember 11, 1989 · 30 min
    Wendy the Bag Lady wanders the streets of London in search of furniture she believes she lost to the Prime Minister thirty years ago.

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Film and series details

EPISODE LENGTH
30 minutes
FIRST AIRED
November 6, 1989
LAST AIRED
February 11, 1991
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Central Independent Television

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