That's Love
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That's Love is a British television
sitcom about the domestic problems of a young married couple, lawyer Donald (Mulville) and designer Patsy (Hardcastle).
The third series focuses on an affair between Donald and his client Laurel (Liza Goddard
), which unfortunately kicks off just after Patsy and Donald finally tie the knot, leading to their visiting a marriage guidance counsellor in the first episode of the fourth and final series. The counsellor, Tristan Beasley (Slattery), falls in love with Patsy, and they embark on an affair, but Patsy, realising she doesn't feel the same way about Tristan, ends the relationship. In the final moment of the series Patsy runs to Donald's arms, apologising to him for what she has done - it is left up to the viewer to decide whether the couple's marriage is doomed or they may be able to rescue their relationship.
and directed by John Stroud
. All 26 episodes were written by Terence Frisby
, and it was executive produced by Sarah Lawson
.
Guardian Obituary of John Stroud
British television
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sitcom about the domestic problems of a young married couple, lawyer Donald (Mulville) and designer Patsy (Hardcastle).
Plot
Series One and Two are fairly straightforward sitcom fare, with very little in the way of story arcs or connecting episodes. Much of the comedic content is concentrated on Donald and Patsy continuing to learn about one another despite several years together. In the first episode Donald discovers his wife has not told him the whole truth concerning her life before they married - specifically, how many previous sexual partners she has had. The last episode of the second series reveals that, despite appearances from their photograph album, Donald and Patsy are not actually married.The third series focuses on an affair between Donald and his client Laurel (Liza Goddard
Liza Goddard
Liza Goddard is an English television and stage actress best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:Goddard was born in Smethwick, West Midlands, England...
), which unfortunately kicks off just after Patsy and Donald finally tie the knot, leading to their visiting a marriage guidance counsellor in the first episode of the fourth and final series. The counsellor, Tristan Beasley (Slattery), falls in love with Patsy, and they embark on an affair, but Patsy, realising she doesn't feel the same way about Tristan, ends the relationship. In the final moment of the series Patsy runs to Donald's arms, apologising to him for what she has done - it is left up to the viewer to decide whether the couple's marriage is doomed or they may be able to rescue their relationship.
History
Four series were made, produced by Humphrey BarclayHumphrey Barclay
Humphrey Barclay is a comedy executive and producer.-Career:His first foray into show business was via Cambridge Footlights revues where he appeared alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, David Hatch, Jonathan Lynn, Jo Kendall and Miriam Margolyes...
and directed by John Stroud
John Stroud
John Stroud is a retired American basketball player who played four years at the University of Mississippi, before being drafted by the Houston Rockets in the 1980 NBA Draft. However, he played only one season in the NBA, appearing in 9 games total with the Rockets.-References:*...
. All 26 episodes were written by Terence Frisby
Terence Frisby
Terence Frisby is a London-based playwright and novelist, best known as the author of the play There's A Girl In My Soup.-Personal life:...
, and it was executive produced by Sarah Lawson
Sarah Lawson (producer)
Sarah Lawson was an English film producer.-Career:From 1982 to 1985, she was Vice President of Planning and Development for DL Taffner Ltd, Los Angeles, and from 1995 to 1996 she was Managing Director of Anglia Television Entertainment Ltd - a joint venture between HBO and the ITV Company.She is...
.
Cast
- Jimmy MulvilleJimmy MulvilleJames Thomas "Jimmy" Mulville is an English comedian, comedy writer, producer and television presenter. Jimmy Mulville is best known for co-founding in 1986 the British independent television production company Hat Trick Productions with Denise O'Donoghue and Rory McGrath...
- Donald Redfern - Diana HardcastleDiana HardcastleDiana Hardcastle is a British actress who has appeared largely in television roles. She appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, Inspector Lynley and Taggart. She played recurring roles in the series First Among Equals and Fortunes of War....
- Patsy Redfern - Lynne Pearson - Amanda Owen
- Liza GoddardLiza GoddardLiza Goddard is an English television and stage actress best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s.-Early life:Goddard was born in Smethwick, West Midlands, England...
- Laurel Manasotti - Tony SlatteryTony SlatteryAnthony Declan James "Tony" Slattery is an English actor and comedian who has appeared on British television regularly since the mid 1980s, most notably as a regular on the Channel 4 improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? As a film actor, both comedic and serious, his credits include The...
- Tristan Beasley - Phyllida LawPhyllida Law-Personal life:Law was born in Glasgow, the daughter of William and Megsie Law, who divorced after World War II. She was married to Eric Thompson from 1957 until his death in 1982. Their two children Emma and Sophie Thompson are both actresses...
- Babs - Ralph Nossek - Victor
- Vivienne McKone - Olive
- Neil PearsonNeil PearsonNeil Joshua Pearson is a British actor best known for his work on television.-Biography:Pearson grew up in Battersea, London, the son of a panel beater, who left home when he was five, and a legal secretary, and was educated at Woolverstone Hall School, Suffolk, a boarding school, where he first...
- Gary (series 2-4) - Rob SpendloveRob SpendloveRob Spendlove is a British actor best known for his roles on UK Television.He studied drama at Middlesex Polytechnic, worked as a teacher and toured schools with a fringe theatre company....
- Gary (series 1) - Nicolas Colicos - Hank
- Robin Meredith - Geoffrey
Trivia
- Diana HardcastleDiana HardcastleDiana Hardcastle is a British actress who has appeared largely in television roles. She appeared in episodes of Midsomer Murders, Inspector Lynley and Taggart. She played recurring roles in the series First Among Equals and Fortunes of War....
had given birth to her first child, Alice May Wilkinson (Diana is married to actor Tom WilkinsonTom WilkinsonThomas Geoffrey "Tom" Wilkinson, OBE is a British actor. He has twice been nominated for an Academy Award for his roles in In the Bedroom and Michael Clayton...
) prior to beginning filming of the second series - Alice is credited in the series playing the baby son of the Redfern's friends Amanda and Gary. - Diana continued to film the fourth series despite suffering from chickenpoxChickenpoxChickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus . It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and becomes itchy, raw pockmarks, which mostly heal without scarring...
- at the time she was pregnant with her second daughter Molly.
External links
John Stroud - Obituary NoticeGuardian Obituary of John Stroud