''Affairs of the Heart'' is a British

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...

that aired on ITV from 1983 to 1985. Starring

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, it was written by

Paul Daneman Paul Frederick Daneman (29 October 1925 – 28 April 2001) was an English film, television, and theatre actor. He was successful for more than 40 years on stage, film and television. Early life Paul Daneman was born in Islington, London. He att ...

. It was made for the ITV network by Granada Television.

Cast

- Peter Bonamy *

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- Jane Bonamy *Elizabeth Anson - Rosemary Bonamy ''(pilot)'' *

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- Rosemary Bonamy ''(series)''

Special guests

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- Herself * David Suchet - Peter Bonamy's Dad *

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- Himself *Aidan Cook - Himself * Nicholas Owen - Himself

Background

''Affairs of the Heart'' tells the semi-autobiographical tale of Peter Bonamy who has a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...

. 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

After 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. The first episode of the series was largely a re-make of the 1983 pilot episode. Unusually for a television sitcom, there was no audience at the recordings.

Episodes

Pilot (1983)

*Pilot (23 August 1983)

Series One (1985)

#Episode One (22 July 1985) #Episode Two (29 July 1985) #Episode Three (5 August 1985) #Episode Four (12 August 1985) #Episode Five (19 August 1985) #Episode Six (26 August 1985)

References

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, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
''Affairs of the Heart''
at British TV Comedy

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Affairs Of The Heart 1983 British television series debuts 1985 British television series endings 1980s British sitcoms ITV sitcoms Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television English-language television shows