Английская Википедия:A Fine Romance (1981 TV series)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox television A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. The series was nominated for ten BAFTA British Academy Television Awards and was a winner of two for Dench's performances in 1982 and 1985.
Cast
Judi Dench starred as the female lead, Laura,Шаблон:Efn against Michael Williams as the male lead, Mike. Laura's matchmaking sister and brother-in-law were played by Susan Penhaligon and Richard Warwick, respectively.Шаблон:R
Creatives, production, and broadcast
A Fine Romance was written by Bob Larbey,Шаблон:R and took its name from the Jerome Kern song, "A Fine Romance".Шаблон:R Judi Dench recorded the song as the theme music of the production.Шаблон:R It was produced for London Weekend Television by James Cellan Jones (series one and two), Don Leaver (series three and four), and Graham Evans (one episode in series four). It was first broadcast on 1Шаблон:NbspNovember 1981, and lasted for twentyШаблон:Hyphensix episodes over four series. The final episode was broadcast on 17Шаблон:NbspFebruary 1984.Шаблон:R
Plot
The series follows the unlikely romance between Laura Dalton (Judi Dench), a translator, and Mike Selway (Michael Williams), a landscape gardener.Шаблон:R Both are approaching middle-age, shy, content with being single, but with their own insecurities and career struggles.Шаблон:R Laura's younger sister, Helen (Susan Penhaligon), and her husband Phil (Richard Warwick), are incurable matchmakers,Шаблон:R and at one of their parties, they introduce her to Mike.Шаблон:R Laura thinks Mike is nervous and boring but they agree to feign interest in one another so they can escape the party.Шаблон:R However, as the first series develops, they are drawn to each other and begin a relationship.Шаблон:R
The series follows the development of their relationship, although bad luck dogs them, from a dinner in France that does not turn out as expected, to a failed romantic evening watching television.Шаблон:R They become estranged at the end of the third series, but find they cannot live without one another, and so get engaged in the last episode of the final series.Шаблон:R
Episodes
The following are the titles of each of the episodes in the four series, with the date of original airing given in parentheses.
Home releases
All four series of A Fine Romance have been released on DVD by Network, with release dates as follows.
| Series | Release date | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|
| One | 23Шаблон:NbspJanuary 2006 | Шаблон:R |
| Two | 17Шаблон:NbspApril 2006 | Шаблон:R |
| Three | 14Шаблон:NbspAugust 2006 | Шаблон:R |
| Four | 16Шаблон:NbspOctober 2006 | Шаблон:R |
| One to four box set | 16Шаблон:NbspOctober 2006 | Шаблон:R |
Awards and recognition
The series was nominated for ten BAFTA British Academy Television Awards,Шаблон:R including four nominations for Best Comedy Series. It won twice for performances by Dench, in 1982 and 1985.Шаблон:R
Footnotes
References
External links
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- 1981 British television series debuts
- 1984 British television series endings
- 1980s British sitcoms
- English-language television shows
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- London Weekend Television shows
- 1980s British romance television series
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