That's Love

That's Love!
Created by Terence Frisby
Written by Terence Frisby
Directed by John Stroud
Starring Romy Chasan
Matt Cole
Nicolas Colicos
Liza Goddard
Diana Hardcastle
Zoe Hodges
Phyllida Law
Vivienne McKone
Lloyd Meikle
Robin Meredith
Jimmy Mulville
Ralph Nossek
Lynne Pearson
Neil Pearson
Matthew Perry
Eleanor Puttock
Tony Slattery
Rob Spendlove
Alice May Wilkinson
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive producer(s) John Kaye Cooper
Sarah Lawson
Gill Stribling-Wright
Producer(s) Humphrey Barclay
Running time 30 minutes
(including adverts)
Production company(s) Lawson Group
Taft Entertainment
TVS
Distributor ABC Family Worldwide
Broadcast
Original channel ITV
Picture format 4:3
Original run 19 January 1988 – 24 March 1992

That's Love! is a British television sitcom about the domestic problems of a young married couple, lawyer Donald (Jimmy Mulville) and designer Patsy (Diana Hardcastle).

Plot

Series 1 and 2 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), 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 (Tony Slattery) falls in love with Patsy, and they'll embark on an affair, but Patsy, realising she won'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 Barclay and directed by John Stroud. All 26 episodes were written by Terence Frisby, and it was executive produced by John Kaye Cooper, Sarah Lawson and Gill Stribling-Wright.

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