Second Thoughts (series)
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| Second Thoughts | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie |
| Starring | James Bolam Lynda Bellingham Belinda Lang |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 3 May 1991 – 14 October 1994 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| Second Thoughts | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | James Bolam, Lynda Bellingham, Belinda Lang |
| Creators | Jan Etherington Gavin Petrie |
| Writers | Jan Etherington Gavin Petrie |
| Air dates | November 1, 1988 to July 23, 1992 |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
Second Thoughts was a British comedy television programme running from 1991 onward. It was broadcast on the ITV network and made by the ITV company LWT. It was followed by a sequel, Faith in the Future. Second Thoughts followed the lives of two middle-aged divorcees from very different backgrounds trying to develop a relationship despite the pressures pulling it apart.
Second Thoughts was based upon the real-life relationship of the writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. It originally aired as a radio series on BBC Radio 4 broadcast between 1988 and 1992. The radio series consisted of four series and a Christmas special broadcast in 1992 with a total of 31 episodes. The radio scripts were used for the television series on ITV. The fifth series was considered weaker than the original four series, it was the only series not to be based on the original radio scripts.
Second Thoughts ended in 1994, but has since been repeated on ITV3. The original radio series is often replayed on BBC7.
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[edit] Characters
- Bill Macgregor (James Bolam) - An art editor of a style magazine where he works alongside his bitchy ex-wife Liza.
- Faith Grayshot (Lynda Bellingham) - Faith is a freelance illustrator who occasionally does work for the style magazine Bill works for. She has two teenagers from her previous marriage, Hannah and Joe. The children and the dog often come before Bill.
- Liza Macgregor (sometimes known as Liza Ferrari) (Belinda Lang) - Bill's ex-wife, Liza is a rather demanding woman with expensive tastes. Liza works for the same magazine as Bill and is constantly interferring with Bill and Faith's relationship.
- Hannah Grayshot (Julia Sawalha) - Faith's teenage daughter and eldest child.
- Joe Grayshot (Mark Denham) - Faith's teenage son. Joe is obsessed with football and only shows interest in girls when they like football.
- Hilary (Louisa Rix in series 1; Paddy Navin in series 2-3) - Faith's best friend who is unlucky in love.
- Richard (Geoffrey Whitehead) - Bill's boss at the magazine. Richard is married to Marjorie, but having an affair with Liza.
- Marjorie (Georgina Melville)
- Callum (Ian Henderson) (series 5) - Bill's cousin.
- Defa the dog (series 1-2)
[edit] Episode guide
[edit] Series 1: 1991
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Found and Lost" | May 3, 1991 |
| Faith introduces Bill to her children as they prepare to move in together. | ||
| 2 | "Match of the Day" | May 10, 1991 |
| In spite of Liza's interference, Bill and Faith are reconciled and Faith suggests Bill goes to watch Joe playing football. | ||
| 3 | "Night Moves" | May 17, 1991 |
| Bill decides it's time he spent the night at Faith's house. But with two children and a dog to contend with, it's not going to be easy. | ||
| 4 | "She Who Hesitates" | May 24, 1991 |
| Bill asks Faith to go out with him for the evening. But when she is unable to because of her commitments at home, he criticises her lack of spontaneity. | ||
| 5 | "Nursing a Conscience" | May 31, 1991 |
| When Bill is taken ill with food poisoning, he learns what it's like being with Faith twenty-four hours a day. | ||
| 6 | "The Late, Late Show" | June 7, 1991 |
| With certain areas of the house in need of decoration, Bill is given a preview of what living with two teenagers will be like. | ||
| 7 | "A Marriage of Inconvenience" | June 14, 1991 |
| Bill and Faith decide to take the plunge and marry forthwith. But they find that such split decisions often have repercussions… | ||
[edit] Series 2: 1992
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | "Rebel Without a Pause" | January 3, 1992 |
| Faith is worried that she has been neglecting Hannah and Joe by spending too much time with Bill. | ||
| 9 | "Overtaken by Events" | January 10, 1992 |
| Faith is not enjoying teaching Hannah to drive, and challenges Bill to attempt the task. | ||
| 10 | "Health and Efficiency" | January 17, 1992 |
| Bill gives Faith a weekend at a health farm for a birthday present, leaving him in charge at the house on his own for the first time. | ||
| 11 | "The Rhythm of Strife" | January 24, 1992 |
| Bill cuts all his ties with his bachelor lifestyle when he decides to sell his flat to Liza. | ||
| 12 | "Maybe, Baby" | January 31, 1992 |
| With Hannah and Joe growing up, Faith contemplates having a baby with Bill. | ||
| 13 | "Love and Hisses" | February 7, 1992 |
| Richard offers Bill the opportunity to launch Vista magazine in America, which would mean emigrating. | ||
| 14 | "Room with a Queue" | February 14, 1992 |
| Faith, Bill, and Joe argue over what to use Hannah's room for now that she is leaving for university. | ||
| 15 | "Foreign Exchange" | February 21, 1992 |
| Bill and Faith take in an Italian foreign exhange student to stay in Hannah's room. | ||
| 16 | "Recipe for Disaster" | February 28, 1992 |
| Faith is looking forward to having some friends from Australia over to dinner. | ||
| 17 | "Affair Assessment" | March 6, 1992 |
| Bill has been working late almost every night recently to cover up for the adulterous Richard, and it is beginning to affect his home life with Faith. | ||
| 18 | "Come as You Were" | March 13, 1992 |
| Faith has a heart-to-heart with Richard and convinces him to end his affair for Marjorie's sake. Meanwhile, Liza finds a new man. | ||
| 19 | "Love, Honour and Delay" | March 20, 1992 |
| Bill and Faith attempt to marry again. | ||
[edit] Series 3: 1992-1993
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | "Sleeping Partner" | October 18, 1992 |
| 21 | "Youth and Consequences" | October 25, 1992 |
| 22 | "Vice Principle" | November 1, 1992 |
| 23 | "Double Booked" | November 8, 1992 |
| 24 | "Is Everybody Happy?" | November 15, 1992 |
| 25 | "Occupational Hazard" | November 22, 1992 |
| 26 | "Hello, Goodbye" | November 29, 1992 |
| 27 | "Labour of Love" | December 6, 1992 |
| 28 | "Short Change" | December 13, 1992 |
| 29 | "Sobering Thoughts" | January 8, 1993 |
| 30 | "Old Problem" | January 15, 1993 |
| 31 | "Heartburn" | January 22, 1993 |
| 32 | "Faint Possibility" | January 29, 1993 |
| 33 | "Otherwise Engaged" | February 5, 1993 |
| 34 | "Management Decision" | February 12, 1993 |
[edit] Series 4: 1993
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | "Last Words" | October 29, 1993 |
| 36 | "Into the Fire" | November 5, 1993 |
| 37 | "One More Time" | November 12, 1993 |
| 38 | "Auld Acquaintance" | November 19, 1993 |
| 39 | "Mr. Fixit" | November 26, 1993 |
| 40 | "Whose Birthday Is It Anyway?" | December 3, 1993 |
| 41 | "Playing Away" | December 10, 1993 |
| 42 | "What's New?" | December 17, 1993 |
[edit] Series 5: 1994
| # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | "Work Experience" | August 26, 1994 |
| 44 | "She's Leaving Home" | September 3, 1994 |
| 45 | "Mortal Thoughts" | September 7, 1994 |
| 46 | "Dress Circle" | September 17, 1994 |
| 47 | "Sporting Chance" | September 24, 1994 |
| Bill is advised to take up golf to impress the editorial board, while Liza suddenly becomes interested in Harpo's charity week when the TV crew arrives. | ||
| 48 | "Full House" | October 2, 1994 |
| Faith's god daughter is getting married and Faith and Bill are invited to the wedding, but so is Faith's ex-husband who she has invited to stay at the house. | ||
| 49 | "Friday the Thirteenth" | October 9, 1994 |
| Faith and Liza meet for the first time, and Bill realises that his life will never be the same again. | ||
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