Affairs of the Heart is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1983 to 1985. Starring Derek Fowlds, it was written by Paul Daneman. It was made for the ITV network by Granada Television.
| Affairs of the Heart | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 23 August 1983 – 26 August 1985 |
Cast
edit- Derek Fowlds - Peter Bonamy
- Sarah Badel - Jane Bonamy
- Elizabeth Anson - Rosemary Bonamy (pilot)
- Holly Aird - Rosemary Bonamy (series)
Special guests
edit- Carol Barnes - Herself
- David Suchet - Peter Bonamy's Dad
- Peter Sallis - Himself
- Aidan Cook - Himself
- Nicholas Owen - Himself
Background
editAffairs of the Heart tells the semi-autobiographical tale of Peter Bonamy who has a heart attack. The writer, Paul Daneman, had suffered a heart attack while performing in the West End, and by chance he had been portraying a man suffering from a heart attack. During Daneman's recovery he had to delay acting again, and so took up writing. Affairs of the Heart was the result.
Plot
editAfter Peter Bonamy suffers a heart attack, and subsequently leaves hospital, he leads his life more carefully than before. His wife Jane and daughter Rosemary molly-coddle him, and he also attends a heart-attack survivors group. Bonamy, from the comfort of his south London home, finds himself doing little, especially as he can not even drive his Porsche.
Unusually for a television sitcom, there was no audience at the recordings.
Episodes
editReferences
edit- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- Affairs of the Heart at British TV Comedy