Second Thoughts (1991)

Second Thoughts

Second thoughts is a British sitcom that ran from 3 May 1991 to 14 October 1994. It was broadcast on ITV and made by LWT. It was followed by a sequel, Faith in the future. Second thoughts followed the lives of two middle-aged divorcees, Bill MacGregor and Faith Greyshott, 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 1 November 1988 and 23 July 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 first four series; it was the only series not to be based on the original radio scripts. Second thoughts ended on 14 October 1994, but has since been repeated on ITV3. The original radio series is often replayed on BBC7.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Found and lost

  • 1x2

    Match of the day

  • 1x3

    Night moves

  • 1x4

    She who hesitates

  • 1x5

    Nursing a conscience

  • 1x6

    The late late show

  • 1x7

    Marriage of inconvenience

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Rebel without a pause

  • 2x2

    Overtaken by events

  • 2x3

    Health and efficiency

  • 2x4

    The rhythm of strife

  • 2x5

    Maybe, baby

  • 2x6

    Love and hisses

  • 2x7

    Room with a queue

  • 2x8

    Foreign exchange

  • 2x9

    Recipe for disaster

  • 2x10

    Affair assessment

  • 2x11

    Come as you were

  • 2x12

    Love, honour and delay

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Sleeping partner

  • 3x2

    Youth and consequences

  • 3x3

    Vice principle

  • 3x4

    Double booked

  • 3x5

    Is everybody happy?

  • 3x6

    Occupational hazard

  • 3x7

    Hello, goodbye

  • 3x8

    Labour of love

  • 3x9

    Short change

  • 3x10

    Sobering thoughts

  • 3x11

    Old problem

  • 3x12

    Heartburn

  • 3x13

    Faint possibility

  • 3x14

    Otherwise engaged

  • 3x15

    Management decision

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Last words

  • 4x2

    Into the fire

  • 4x3

    One more time

  • 4x4

    Auld acquaintance

  • 4x5

    Mr. fixit

  • 4x6

    Whose birthday is it anyway?

  • 4x7

    Playing away

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    What's new?

  • 5x2

    Work experience

  • 5x3

    She's leaving home

  • 5x4

    Mortal thoughts

  • 5x5

    Dress circle

  • 5x6

    Sporting chance

  • 5x7

    Full house

  • 5x8

    Friday the thirteenth

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