Ladies in Charge (1986)

Ladies in Charge is a 1986 British television drama, an expansion from a 1985 pilot in the Storyboard anthology programme. Produced by Thames Television for ITV, the six-episode programme stars Carol Royle, Julia Hills, and Julia Swift. After serving as World War I ambulance drivers, three women start a private agency in London to solve problems for clients, blending mystery and drama with a lighthearted tone. They take on various cases, from finding lost items to uncovering secrets, often challenging societal expectations for women of the era.

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Carol Royle
Carol Royle
as Diana Granville
Julia Hills
Julia Hills
as Babs Palmer
Julia Swift
Julia Swift
as Vicky Barton
Graham Chinn
Graham Chinn
as Frank Sutton
James Garbutt
James Garbutt
as Joe
Vera Jakob
Vera Jakob
as Alice
Thomas Kett
Thomas Kett
as Bill
Julia Chambers
Julia Chambers
as Susan Noteley
Michael Müller
Michael Müller
as Frank
Marian McLoughlin
Marian McLoughlin
as Doris
Julian Glover
Julian Glover
as Ernest
Jessica Forte
Jessica Forte
as Hera
Jessica Marshall-Gardiner
Jessica Marshall-Gardiner
as Athena
Natasha Matalon
Natasha Matalon
as Zoe
Heather Tobias
Heather Tobias
as Mrs Harris
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay
as Hetty
Graham Pountney
Graham Pountney
as Philip
Elizabeth Anson
Elizabeth Anson
as Edith
John Drake
John Drake
as Butler
Penelope Lee
Penelope Lee
as Headmistress
David Rintoul
David Rintoul
as Edward Cane
Suzanne Bertish
Suzanne Bertish
as Clara Cane
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
as Arthur James
Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
as Maxwell
Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams
as Helena
Cynthia Grenville
Cynthia Grenville
as Amy
Nigel Leach
Nigel Leach
as Luke
Kate O'Connell
Kate O'Connell
as Isabel
Philip Middlemiss
Philip Middlemiss
as Michael
Edward Clayton
Edward Clayton
as Inspector
Elspeth MacNaughton
Elspeth MacNaughton
as Cook
Pam Ferris
Pam Ferris
as Charlie
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton
as Edith
Gavin Richards
Gavin Richards
as Cosmo Keble
Mavis Walker
Mavis Walker
as Lady Mortimer
Rita Davies
Rita Davies
as Mrs Blessed
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
as Lord Brompton
Matyelok Gibbs
Matyelok Gibbs
as Lady Violet
Diana Fairfax
Diana Fairfax
as Vera
Cecily Hobbs
Cecily Hobbs
as Maggie
Matthew Sheppard
Matthew Sheppard
as Sam
Anne Carroll
Anne Carroll
as Lil
Sylvia Barter
Sylvia Barter
as Nanny
Charlotte Mitchell
Charlotte Mitchell
as Mrs Culthorpe
Maggie Wilkinson
Maggie Wilkinson
as Miss Spriggs
Clifford Parrish
Clifford Parrish
as Mr Swainton
Eileen Kennally
Eileen Kennally
as Madame Morgan
Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke
as Daisy
Jonathan Newth
Jonathan Newth
as Quentin
Harry Jones
Harry Jones
as Fred
William Hoyland
William Hoyland
as Doctor
Lavinia Bertram
Lavinia Bertram
as Florence Potter
Andrew Wilde
Andrew Wilde
as George Potter
Tracey Blackender
Tracey Blackender
as Minnie
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
as Gerald Boughton-Green
Nigel Le Vaillant
Nigel Le Vaillant
as Major Philip Coulthard
Jenny Bolt
Jenny Bolt
as Madge
Noel Coleman
Noel Coleman
as Colonel Forsyth
Michael Mawby
Michael Mawby
as Vegetable Man
Irene Worth
Irene Worth
as Countess Kutuzov
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
as Count Litvinoff
Jonathan Kydd
Jonathan Kydd
as Henri
Diana Payan
Diana Payan
as Baba
Robert Addie
Robert Addie
as Hugo
Matthew Solon
Matthew Solon
as Buffy
Christina Greatrex
Christina Greatrex
as Daphne
Maggie McCarthy
Maggie McCarthy
as Amy
Walter Sparrow
Walter Sparrow
as Sid
Phil Smeeton
Phil Smeeton
as Jim
Peter Harding
Peter Harding
as Detective
Bibs Ekkel
Bibs Ekkel
as Balalaika Player
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Ladies in charge (pilot)

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Zoe's fever

  • 1x2

    Dangerous prelude

  • 1x3

    A public mischief

  • 1x4

    The shadow

  • 1x5

    Double act

  • 1x6

    All that glitters

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