No Job for a Lady
Encyclopedia
No Job for a Lady is a British
sitcom
that aired on ITV
from 1990 to 1992. Starring Penelope Keith
, it was written by Alex Shearer
, and directed and produced by John Howard Davies
. It was made for the ITV
network by Thames Television
.
Note - In the four Series One episodes Nigel Humphreys appeared in he was credited as Nigel Humphries.
MP
for an inner-city constituency, and her life in the House of Commons
. She is married to Geoff Price, and as well being an MP she has to try and look after her house and children. The interior of the Commons was never seen, and most of the scenes took place in her office, which she shared with her Scottish
colleague Ken Miller, the lobby and in the lounges of Westminster
. Other characters included the whip
Norman and the Conservative
MP Sir Godfrey Eagan.
, The third (and final) series along with a 3 disc set is scheduled to follow at some point.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
sitcom
British sitcom
A British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
that aired on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
from 1990 to 1992. Starring Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith
Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL is an English actress.Having started her television career in the 1950s, Penelope Keith became a household name in the United Kingdom in the 1970s when she played Margo Leadbetter in the sitcom The Good Life...
, it was written by Alex Shearer
Alex Shearer
Alex Shearer is a British novelist.Shearer was recognized as a television scenario writer at age 29 after having produced over 30 works. He was active as a writer for television, movies, theatre, and radio for 14 years, and then devoted himself to becoming a novelist.His maiden work was The...
, and directed and produced by John Howard Davies
John Howard Davies
John Howard Davies was an English television director and producer and former child actor.Davies was born in Paddington, London, the son of the scriptwriter Jack Davies...
. It was made for the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
network by Thames Television
Thames Television
Thames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
.
Cast
- Penelope KeithPenelope KeithPenelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL is an English actress.Having started her television career in the 1950s, Penelope Keith became a household name in the United Kingdom in the 1970s when she played Margo Leadbetter in the sitcom The Good Life...
— Jean Price MP - Mark Kingston — Geoff Price
- Garfield MorganGarfield MorganGarfield Morgan was an English actor who appeared mostly on TV and occasionally in films.Born in Birmingham, Morgan was apprenticed as a dental mechanic before going to drama school. He started his acting career with the Arena Theatre, Birmingham...
— Norman (Whip) - George BakerGeorge Baker (actor)George Baker, MBE was an English actor and writer. He was best-known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.-Personal life:...
— Sir Godfrey Eagan MP (series 1 and 2) - Paul YoungPaul Young (actor)Paul Young is a Scottish television actor and presenter. He is the son of the actor John Young. Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh....
— Ken Miller - Brogden Miller — Freddy
- Nigel HumphreysNigel HumphreysNigel Humphreys is a British actor, best known for his television work.His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in Coronation Street and PC Pete Dodds in Softly, Softly: Taskforce....
— Harry - Jonathan DowJonathan DowJonathan Dow is a British actor. He joined the National Youth Theatre at the age of 14, and after finishing his A levels he trained at the Guildhall Drama School. His first big television role was as Under Secretary Tim in No Job for a Lady with Penelope Keith.He has also appeared as P.C....
— Tim (series 1) - Paul Rattigan — Mark (series 2)
- Michael CochraneMichael CochraneMichael Cochrane is an English actor who specialises in playing upper class characters, sometimes with a suaveness that hides their villainy....
— Richard (series 3)
Note - In the four Series One episodes Nigel Humphreys appeared in he was credited as Nigel Humphries.
Plot
No Job for a Lady revolved around Jean Price, the newly elected, somewhat rebellious LabourLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for an inner-city constituency, and her life in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. She is married to Geoff Price, and as well being an MP she has to try and look after her house and children. The interior of the Commons was never seen, and most of the scenes took place in her office, which she shared with her Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
colleague Ken Miller, the lobby and in the lounges of Westminster
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
. Other characters included the whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
Norman and the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP Sir Godfrey Eagan.
Series One (1990)
- Who Goes Home? (7 Feb 90)
- The Maiden Over (14 Feb 90)
- There Should Be A Law Against It (21 Feb 90)
- Questions, Questions! (28 Feb 90)
- A Member of the Committee (7 Mar 90)
- Take a Copy (14 Mar 90)
Series Two (1991)
- Strange Bedfellows (7 Jan 91)
- But I Voted For You (14 Jan 91)
- White Knights (21 Jan 91)
- Poetic Justice (28 Jan 91)
- Undesirable Aliens (4 Feb 91)
- No Rumour In The Faith (11 Feb 91)
Series Three (1992)
- Hawks and Doves (6 Jan 92)
- A Bed for the Night (13 Jan 92)
- Sugar and Spice (20 Jan 92)
- I'd Like To See You Do It (27 Jan 92)
- What Care? What Compensation? (3 Feb 92)
- Lobby Terms (10 Feb 92)
DVD release
The complete first and second series of No Job for a Lady has been released on DVD by NetworkNetwork DVD
Network DVD is a DVD publishing company that specialises in classic British television. In particular, it has the rights to a number of well-known ITV programmes...
, The third (and final) series along with a 3 disc set is scheduled to follow at some point.
| DVD | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Complete Series 1 | 26 July 2010 |
| The Complete Series 2 | 25 July 2011 |
| The Complete Series 3 | TBA |
| The Complete Series 1 to 3 Box Set | TBA |