Only When I Laugh. Image shows from L to R: Dr. Gordon Thorpe (Richard Wilson), Roy Figgis (James Bolam), Norman Binns (Christopher Strauli), Archie Glover (Peter Bowles). Copyright: Yorkshire Television

Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh

TV sitcom
ITV1
1979 - 1982
29 episodes (4 series)

Roy Figgis, Norman Binns and Archie Glover are long-term residents of the NHS. Despite this, they never fail to get themselves into trouble. Stars James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Christopher Strauli, Richard Wilson and Derrick Branche

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Series 1, Episode 5 - Let Them Eat Cake

The trio can stand the daily menu no longer and go on hunger strike. What they hadn't bargained for, however, was how hungry they would get...

Broadcast details

Date: Monday 26^th November 1979
Time: 8pm
Channel: ITV1
Length: 30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date	Time	Channel
Friday 21st September 2012	5:20pm	ITV3
Thursday 28th February 2013	4:15pm	ITV3
Friday 1st March 2013	6:00am	ITV3
Wednesday 26th June 2013	4:10pm	ITV3
Thursday 24th April 2014	4:10pm	ITV3
Friday 25th April 2014	6:00am	ITV3
Friday 2nd August 2019	6:00am	ITV4
Monday 5th August 2019	2:10am	ITV4
Friday 6th September 2019	6:00am	ITV4
Friday 13th March 2020	6:10am	ITV4
Thursday 9th July 2020	2:15am	ITV4
Friday 7th August 2020	6:00am	ITV4
Thursday 24th December 2020	6:00am	ITV4
Wednesday 30th December 2020	6:00am	ITV4
Friday 2nd April 2021	6:00am	ITV4

Cast & crew

Cast
James Bolam	Roy Figgis
Peter Bowles	Archie Glover
Christopher Strauli	Norman Binns
Richard Wilson	Dr. Gordon Thorpe
Derrick Branche	Gupte

Guest cast
Robert Gillespie	Clegg
Pamela Cundell	Cook

Writing team
Eric Chappell	Writer

Production team
Vernon Lawrence	Director
Vernon Lawrence	Producer
Colin Pigott	Production Designer
Ken Jones	Composer