It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling.... Image shows left to right: Pudding (Jane Carr), Clover Mason (Elizabeth Knight), Bobby Dutton (Jeremy Lloyd), Samantha (Joanna Lumley), Dominic (Jonathan Cecil). Credit: BBC
It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling...
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1971
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Flatshare sitcom about a group of girls from well-off backgrounds. Stars Jane Carr, Jennifer Croxton, Elizabeth Knight, Joanna Lumley, Jeremy Lloyd and Jonathan Cecil
It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling.... Image shows left to right: Pudding (Jane Carr), Clover (Elizabeth Knight), Bobby Dutton (Jeremy Lloyd), Samantha (Joanna Lumley), Dominic (Jonathan Cecil). Credit: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1971
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 7 (1 pilot + 1 series)
- Stars
- Jane Carr, Jennifer Croxton, Elizabeth Knight, Joanna Lumley, Jeremy Lloyd and Jonathan Cecil
- Writers
- Jilly Cooper and Christopher Bond
- Director
- Leon Thau
- Producer
- Leon Thau
- Company
The domestic trials and tribulations of a group of single women sharing a flat in London.
From differing well-off backgrounds, Samantha, Pudding, Virginia and Clover are embracing modern life, men, and money. But when does life ever go to plan?
Additional details
- Part of
- Also known as
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- Comedy Playhouse: It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling...
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 15th April 1971 at 7:45pm on BBC One