How many seasons does A Fine Romance have?

A Fine Romance has 4 seasons with 26 episodes.

When did A Fine Romance premiere?

A Fine Romance premiered on October 2, 1982.

A Fine Romance

Name: A Fine Romance
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Michael Williams, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Dench, Richard Warwick

ITV1 Ended Comedy

4 Seasons · 26 Episodes · Premiered October 2, 1982 · Ended February 17, 1984

A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister and brother-in-law were played by Susan Penhaligon and Richard Warwick. 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.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

7 episodes

E01

First Meeting

Sun, Nov 1 1981 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E02

Different Answers

Sun, Nov 8 1981 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

The Restaurant

Sun, Nov 15 1981 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Laura and Mike attend a display of ethnic masks since they have nothing else to do, and wind up at a restaurant where Laura loses a contact lens again.

E04

Unlucky in Love

Sun, Nov 22 1981 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Helen and Phil help Laura buy a new dress for a special dinner for Laura's new love interest. But when Ben tells Laura he is married, Mike happens by to pick up the pieces with his usual charm.

E05

How to Avoid Bankruptcy

Sun, Nov 29 1981 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

When Laura realises 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.

E06

Keep Them Apart

Sun, Dec 6 1981 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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 Mike and Laura to move on.

E07

Playing Games

Sun, Dec 13 1981 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Mike and Laura are unsure what kind of relationship they have. Mike calls off a lunch date.

Season 2

6 episodes

E01

A Helping Hand

Sun, Jan 17 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Laura is keen to help Mike in his office.

E02

A Trip to the Dentist

Sun, Jan 24 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

To combat her terror of the dentist, Laura is given sedatives that leave her lightheaded and flirtatious. Her behavior towards Mike results in a comic misunderstanding that threatens to worsen an already awkward situation.

E03

Was That a Proposal?

Sun, Jan 31 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E04

The New Secretary

Sun, Feb 7 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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.

E05

Lunch in Boulogne

Sun, Feb 14 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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.

E06

Furniture

Sun, Feb 21 1982 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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 3

6 episodes

E01

Missing

Fri, Nov 4 1983 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Mike makes a rather bad first impression on Laura's parents, who then change their opinion of him after Laura tells them about Mike's unfortunate childhood.

E02

The Hotel

Fri, Nov 11 1983 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

The Dinner Party

Fri, Nov 18 1983 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Laura and Mike are about to host their first dinner party when they must rush Charlie to the emergency room.

E04

Business Problems

Fri, Nov 25 1983 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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.

E05

Parenthood

Fri, Dec 2 1983 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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.

E06

Extreme Measures

Fri, Dec 9 1983 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Laura continues the "baby" argument with Mike, and her erratic behavior escalates.

Season 4

7 episodes

E01

The Telephone Call

Fri, Jan 6 1984 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Months have passed. Helen and Phil now have a baby boy. Mike's landscaping business is doing well; but, Laura is back in England having now run away from her boyfriend in Brussels and is again upsetting the lives of everyone from whom she ran in the first place.

E02

In Hiding

Fri, Jan 13 1984 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Thinking that Laura is in trouble, Mike flies to Brussels to find her. Helen and Phil are beside themselves with frustration at Laura's insensitivity.

E03

Mike's New Girlfriend

Fri, Jan 20 1984 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Laura decides it is time to move from Helen and Phil's. She goes to Mike's apartment to retrieve the things that she left and starts in with her usual psychotic attitude upon finding Mike's new, younger girlfriend in residence.

E04

A Weekend Away

Fri, Jan 27 1984 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Upset that Mike now seems to be going out with Elaine, Laura goes to spend the weekend with her parents, Tom and Alice, in the hopes that they can make some sense of the relationship. However, Mike and Elaine quarrel because she realises that he still has feelings for Laura.

E05

Problems

Fri, Feb 3 1984 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Laura goes hunting for a new flat and Mike insists on going along. Wilfred is being intimidated by his former neighbor who is now a client of the landscaping firm. Terry trades clients with Wilfred which only leads to more trouble. Laura and Mike decide to try and rekindle their romance.

E06

A Romantic Meal

Fri, Feb 10 1984 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

It is resolved that Laura will move back into the apartment and Mike will move out. Mike's attempt to ask Laura a very important question is continually interrupted.

E07

Happy Ever After?

Fri, Feb 17 1984 12:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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.