Rich Tea And Sympathy. Image shows from L to R: Julia Merrygrove (Patricia Hodge), George Rudge (Denis Quilley). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
Rich Tea And Sympathy

Rich Tea And Sympathy

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1991
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Comedy series about a Labour-voting divorcee and Conservative-voting widower who fall in love, despite greatly different lives and families. Stars Patricia Hodge, Denis Quilley, Lionel Jeffries, Jean Alexander, Anne Reid and more.

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