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	'''''Only When I Laugh''''' is a [[w:British television\|British television]] [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] made by [[w:ITV Yorkshire\|Yorkshire Television]] for [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]. It aired between 29 October 1979 and 16 December 1982 and was set in the ward of an [[w:National Health Service (England)\|NHS]] hospital. The title is in response to the question, "Does it hurt?".		'''''Only When I Laugh''''' is a [[British television\|British television]] [[sitcom\|sitcom]] made by [[ITV Yorkshire\|Yorkshire Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]. It aired between 29 October 1979 and 16 December 1982 and was set in the ward of an [[National Health Service (England)\|NHS]] hospital. The title is in response to the question, "Does it hurt?".

	It starred [[w:James Bolam\|James Bolam]], [[Peter Bowles]], and [[w:Christopher Strauli\|Christopher Strauli]] as patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns. Mr. Gordon Thorpe, their consultant [[w:surgery\|surgeon]], was played by [[w:Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]; and Gupte, the staff nurse from [[w:Delhi\|Delhi]], was played by [[w:Derrick Branche\|Derrick Branche]].		It starred [[James Bolam\|James Bolam]], [[Peter Bowles]], and [[Christopher Strauli\|Christopher Strauli]] as patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns. Mr. Gordon Thorpe, their consultant [[surgery\|surgeon]], was played by [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]; and Gupte, the staff nurse from [[Delhi\|Delhi]], was played by [[Derrick Branche\|Derrick Branche]].

	The show was one of many successes for writer [[Eric Chappell]], and has been repeated on [[w:ITV4\|ITV4]] since 2019, formerly on [[w:ITV3\|ITV3]].		The show was one of many successes for writer [[Eric Chappell]], and has been repeated on [[ITV4\|ITV4]] since 2019, formerly on [[ITV3\|ITV3]].

	==Production==		==Production==

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	'''''Only When I Laugh''''' is a [[British television]] [[sitcom]] made by [[ITV Yorkshire\|Yorkshire Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]. It aired between 29 October 1979 and 16 December 1982 and was set in the ward of an [[National Health Service (England)\|NHS]] hospital. The title is in response to the question, "Does it hurt?".		'''''Only When I Laugh''''' is a [[w:British television\|British television]] [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] made by [[w:ITV Yorkshire\|Yorkshire Television]] for [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]]. It aired between 29 October 1979 and 16 December 1982 and was set in the ward of an [[w:National Health Service (England)\|NHS]] hospital. The title is in response to the question, "Does it hurt?".

	It starred [[James Bolam]], [[Peter Bowles]], and [[Christopher Strauli]] as patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns. Mr. Gordon Thorpe, their consultant [[surgery\|surgeon]], was played by [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]; and Gupte, the staff nurse from [[Delhi]], was played by [[Derrick Branche]].		It starred [[w:James Bolam\|James Bolam]], [[Peter Bowles]], and [[w:Christopher Strauli\|Christopher Strauli]] as patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns. Mr. Gordon Thorpe, their consultant [[w:surgery\|surgeon]], was played by [[w:Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]; and Gupte, the staff nurse from [[w:Delhi\|Delhi]], was played by [[w:Derrick Branche\|Derrick Branche]].

	The show was one of many successes for writer [[Eric Chappell]], and has been repeated on [[ITV4]] since 2019, formerly on [[ITV3]].		The show was one of many successes for writer [[Eric Chappell]], and has been repeated on [[w:ITV4\|ITV4]] since 2019, formerly on [[w:ITV3\|ITV3]].

	==Production==		==Production==

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| producer = Vernon Lawrence
| editor = Phil Cooke Keith Coppock Jim Molyneux Trevor Pugh Stuart Quarmby Lance Tattersall
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'''''Only When I Laugh''''' is a [[British television]] [[sitcom]] made by [[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. It aired between 29 October 1979 and 16 December 1982 and was set in the ward of an [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] hospital. The title is in response to the question, "Does it hurt?".

It starred [[James Bolam]], [[Peter Bowles]], and [[Christopher Strauli]] as patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns. Mr. Gordon Thorpe, their consultant [[surgery|surgeon]], was played by [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]]; and Gupte, the staff nurse from [[Delhi]], was played by [[Derrick Branche]].

The show was one of many successes for writer [[Eric Chappell]], and has been repeated on [[ITV4]] since 2019, formerly on [[ITV3]].

==Production==
''Only When I Laugh'' was written after Eric Chappell was commissioned by Yorkshire Television to write another sitcom following the success of ''[[Rising Damp]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolam for YTV hospital comedy |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19790315/123/0018 |newspaper=[[The Stage]] |date=15 March 1979 |access-date=22 August 2021|via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Chappell devised the premise of a hospital comedy from the patients' perspective as he felt that previous television based in a hospital setting focused on the doctors, nurses and staff. In an interview with the ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'' in 1979, Chappell said of the three main characters, "They all come from different backgrounds. They differ in class and politics and they're all different in their attitude to being in hospital. That's what gives the vital chemistry for the comedy."<ref>{{cite news |last=West |first=Roy |title=Laugh? You could end up in stitches |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19791027/121/0013 |newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=27 October 1979 |access-date=22 August 2021|via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

''Only When I Laugh'' marked James Bolam's return to situation comedy following his success with ''[[The Likely Lads]]''. The actor told the ''[[Evening Express (Scotland)|Evening Express]]'' in 1979, "I'm thoroughly enjoying making the series. We have had a lot of fun. Eric Chappell is a smashing writer with a very distinctive style and brilliantly clever lines. Hospital comedies have been done before but this is different in that it is seen from the patients' point of view."<ref>{{cite news |title=Patients get the last laugh... |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19791029/032/0002 |newspaper=[[Evening Express (Scotland)|Evening Express]] |date=29 October 1979 |access-date=22 August 2021|via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

==Reception==
In a discussion of Eric Chappell's work in ''The Guinness Book of Classic British TV'',
''Only When I Laugh'' was described as "intermittently rewarding".<ref>''The Guinness Book of Classic British TV'', by
[[Paul Cornell]], [[Martin Day (writer)|Martin Day]] and [[Keith Topping]], Second Edition.Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1996 {{ISBN|0851126286}} (p.67).</ref>

==Cast==
*[[James Bolam]] as Roy Figgis
*[[Peter Bowles]] as Archie Glover
*[[Christopher Strauli]] as Norman Binns
*[[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] as Gordon Thorpe
*[[Derrick Branche]] as Gupte

Guest appearances have been made by [[Gwen Taylor]], [[John Quayle (actor)|John Quayle]], [[Neil McCarthy (actor)|Neil McCarthy]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Moira Lister]], [[Pat Ashton]], [[Neil Connery]], [[Pamela Cundell]], [[Brenda Cowling]], [[Reginald Marsh (actor)|Reginald Marsh]], [[Rosalind Ayres]], [[Ann Beach]], [[Mary Tamm]], [[Karl Howman]], [[Isla Blair]], [[Ronnie Stevens (actor)|Ronnie Stevens]], [[Stephen Greif]], [[Robert Gillespie]], [[Sylvia Kay]] and [[Frank Middlemass]].

==Episodes==
===Series 1 (1979)===
{{Episode table |background=#F0DC82 |overall=5 |title=22 |director=22 |airdate=18 |episodes=

{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=1
|Title=A Bed With a View
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1979|10|29|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Norman arrives at the ward and is given the bed next to the window. A game of musical beds ensues as Figgis and Archie want it too.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
|Title=Operation Norman
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1979|11|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Norman's due for his appendix operation and is rather upset about it. He turns to Figgis for comfort in his hour of need.
|LineColor=F0DC82
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=3
|Title=The Rumour
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1979|11|12|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Figgis overhears Doctor Thorpe telling Gupte that his dog may not live much longer. Unfortunately, Figgis didn't hear the 'dog' bit and thinks it's about him.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=4
|Title=The Man With the Face
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1979|11|19|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Archie's lothario-like tendencies are coming back to haunt him when he's convinced he's being stalked by a Greek madman for besmirching his fiancée.
|LineColor=F0DC82
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=5
|Title=Let Them Eat Cake
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1979|11|26|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The trio can stand the daily menu no longer and go on hunger strike. What they hadn't bargained for, however, was how hungry they would get.
|LineColor=F0DC82
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=6
|Title=Tangled Web
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1979|12|3|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Archie is craving female company and is heartened to see an attractive new nurse. So is Norman.
|LineColor=F0DC82
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=7
|Title=Is There a Doctor in the House?
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1979|12|10|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Tired of sitting in bed all day, Figgis disguises himself as a doctor and goes for a walk. Unfortunately, he's mistaken for a real doctor.
|LineColor=F0DC82
}}
}}

===Series 2 (1980)===
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=8
|Title=Whatever Happened to Gloria Robins?
|DirectedBy=Graeme Muir
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1980|4|29|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The trio get into a lather when a glamorous film star arrives on the ward.
|LineColor=00416A
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=9
|Title=Where There's a Will
|DirectedBy=Graeme Muir
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1980|5|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A rich patient becomes popular when the other patients learn he's about to make his Will.
|LineColor=00416A
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=10
|Title=It Can Damage Your Health
|DirectedBy=Graeme Muir
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1980|5|13|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Despite being warned on a frequent basis, the patients are undeterred by the risks of smoking.
|LineColor=00416A
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=11
|Title=The Cosmic Influence
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1980|5|20|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Figgis becomes interested in [[astrology]] and [[Astrological sign|star signs]] which doesn't go down well with others.
|LineColor=00416A
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=12
|Title=The Visitors
|RTitle=
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1980|5|27|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=It's visiting day and Norman's mother has another dreary girl lined up for him, much to the others' amusement.
|LineColor=00416A
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=13
|Title=The Lost Sheep
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1980|6|3|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Figgis admits he's not been christened but sees the light when he meets a vicar.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=14
|Title=Last Tango
|RTitle=
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1980|6|10|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The "regulars" plan a party, but unexpected guests turn up.
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}}
}}

===Series 3 (1981)===
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=15
|Title=A Day in the Life of
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|9|2|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A film crew are at the hospital making a documentary about Gordon Thorpe, however, the patients and Gupte are determined to have themselves appear on TV.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=16
|Title=Adam's Rib
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|9|9|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=When a new young female doctor arrives on the ward the trio and Thorpe are split in their opinions of her.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=17
|Title=The Right Honourable Gentleman
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|9|16|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A [[Member of Parliament]] arrives on the ward for treatment, however he is refusing to sign a [[petition]] to stop the hospital from closing.
|LineColor=979797
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=18
|Title=Postman's Knock
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|9|23|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Agony Aunt Clare Butterfield receives a letter from Worried of Ward 3, but her reply only confuses things.
|LineColor=979797
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=19
|Title=Accident
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|9|30|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=When Norman [[witness]]es an accident involving Dr. Thorpe he is not sure whether he should [[Testimony|testify]] to what he saw.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=20
|Title=Dear Diary
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|10|7|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Figgis, Glover and Thorpe are determined to find out what Norman has written about them in his [[diary]].
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=21
|Title=These You Have Loved
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|10|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The trio are fed up with [[hospital radio]] and attempt to do a better job at presenting it themselves.
|LineColor=979797
}}
}}

===Christmas Special (1981)===
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=22
|Title=Away for Christmas
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1981|12|24|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=It's [[Christmas]] at the hospital and although not everyone is enjoying the festive spirits, the trio take a keen interest in a new patient on the ward.
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}}
}}

===Series 4 (1982)===
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=23
|Title=Blood Brothers
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1982|11|4|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Illness strikes Archie Glover, and Dr Thorpe insists he have a blood transfusion, but knowing who the donor is makes the invalid feel even more poorly.
|LineColor=004953
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=24
|Title=Conduct Unbecoming
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1982|11|11|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=A female patient falls for Dr Thorpe's bedside matter, and caught in a compromising position, he turns to the men's ward occupants for help, but will they come to the aid of a friend in need?
|LineColor=004953
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=25
|Title=All in the Mind
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1982|11|18|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Figgis dabbles in amateur psychiatry and deduces that Norman is suffering from sexual repression.
|LineColor=004953
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=26
|Title=In Sickness & in Health
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1982|11|25|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Norman's fiancee visits to discuss the wedding arrangements – but her suggestions force him to take matters into his own hands.
|LineColor=004953
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=27
|Title=Escape
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1982|12|2|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The regulars are terrified by the admission of a convict onto their ward.
|LineColor=004953
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=28
|Title=When Did You Last See Your Father?
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1982|12|9|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=An inebriated man collapses in reception, and Figgis is employed to find out more about the mysterious visitor.
|LineColor=004953
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=29
|Title=The Reunion
|DirectedBy=Vernon Lawrence
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1982|12|16|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=The boys are discharged from hospital, and promptly arrange a reunion under more enjoyable circumstances.
|LineColor=004953
}}
}}

==Home media==
*In region 2 all four series of ''Only When I Laugh'' have been released on DVD by Network DVD, and a complete series box set has also been released both with music edits.
*In region 1 series 1 & 2 have been released in individual DVDs. A complete 5 disc box set was released on 10 March 2009 by Dep Distribution under license from ITV Studios and distributed by [[Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment|Vivendi Entertainment]].<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Laugh-Ultimate-Collection/11075 News on "Only When I Laugh" DVD release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201173338/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Laugh-Ultimate-Collection/11075 |date=1 February 2009 }}</ref>
*Region 4, first the Complete Box Set was released in 2008, followed by the individual seasons in 2010. The 1981 Christmas Special is not featured on any Region 4 DVD.

# Only When I Laugh (Season 1-4) - April 12, 2008<ref>{{Cite web|title=Only When I Laugh - Season 1-4 {{!}} Boxset|url=https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2106920/Only-When-I-Laugh---Season-1-4--Boxset|access-date=2020-12-05|website=Sanity|language=en}}</ref>
# Only When I Laugh: Season 1 - June 9, 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=Only When I Laugh, Season 1 by James Bolam {{!}} 5021456173693 {{!}} Booktopia|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/only-when-i-laugh/dvd/5021456173693.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www.booktopia.com.au}}</ref>
# Only When I Laugh: Season 2 - June 9, 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=Only When I Laugh, Season 2 by James Bolam {{!}} 5021456173709 {{!}} Booktopia|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/only-when-i-laugh/dvd/5021456173709.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www.booktopia.com.au}}</ref>
# Only When I Laugh: Season 3 - September 8, 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=Only When I Laugh, Season 3 by Peter Bowles {{!}} 5021456173716 {{!}} Booktopia|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/only-when-i-laugh/dvd/5021456173716.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www.booktopia.com.au}}</ref>
# Only When I Laugh: Season 4 - September 8, 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=Only When I Laugh, Season 4 by James Bolam {{!}} 5021456173723 {{!}} Booktopia|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/only-when-i-laugh/dvd/5021456173723.html|access-date=2020-12-05|website=www.booktopia.com.au}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0077057|Only When I Laugh}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|only_when_i_laugh|Only When I Laugh}}

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[[Category:Television shows set in Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Television series by ITV Studios]]