A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey. It was first broadcast on 8 November 1981. It lasted for 26 episodes over four series; the final episode being broadcast on 17 February 1984. The series takes its name from a song in the 1936 film Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which Dench recorded as the theme music. The series was nominated for nine BAFTA British Academy Television Awards and a winner of two, both for Dench's performance in 1982 and 1985.
First meeting
Different answers
The restaurant
Unlucky in love
How to avoid bankruptcy
Keep them apart
Playing games
A helping hand
A trip to the dentist
Was that a proposal?
The new secretary
Boulogne
Furniture
Missing
The hotel
The dinner party
Business problems
Parenthood
Extreme measures
The telephone call
In hiding
Mike's new girlfriend
A weekend away
Problems
A romantic meal
Happy ever after?
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