About Face (TV series)

About Face (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = About Face


caption =
genre = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
starring = Maureen Lipman
country = United Kingdom
network = ITV
first_aired = 6 November 1989
last_aired = 11 February 1991
num_episodes = 12
imdb_id = 0096527

"About Face" is a series of twelve unconnected half-hour sitcoms all starring Maureen Lipman in the lead role. Each episode featured a guest cast of well known actors and actresses.

The episodes were written by Richard Harris, Geoffrey Perkins, Chips Hardy & John Henderson, Astrid Ronning, John Wells, Paul Smith & Terry Kyan, Jack Rosenthal (Lipman's husband), Carol Bunyan and Ian Hislop & Nick Newman. It was made for the ITV network by Central Independent Television.

Plot

All the episodes had a different plot with Maureen Lipman playing a different character each time. However, Lipman said that all the women had "a certain emptiness in their lives".

Episodes

eries One (1989)

eries Two (1991)

References

*Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
* [http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/face/index.html British TV Comedy Guide for "About Face"]


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