Lytton's Diary
Appearance
Lytton's Diary | |
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Created by | Peter Bowles Philip Broadley |
Starring | Peter Bowles Holly De Jong Adam Norton Harriet Keevil |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Lloyd Shirley Chris Burt Derek Bennett |
Running time | 60 mins |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 30 August 1983 12 February 1986 | –
Lytton's Diary is a drama TV series made by Thames Television for the ITV network about the life of a newspaper gossip columnist.[1]
Cast
[edit]Name | Role | Episodes |
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Peter Bowles | Neville Lytton | 12 episodes |
Holly De Jong | Dolly | 12 episodes |
Adam Norton | David Edding | 12 episodes |
Harriet Keevil | Jenny | 12 episodes |
Bernard Lloyd | Henry Field | 12 episodes |
Lewis Fiander | Lawyer | 10 episodes |
Bernard Archard | Ian the Editor | 9 episodes |
Anna Nygh | Laura Grey | 6 episodes |
Jeffrey Segal | Harold | 6 episodes |
Episodes
[edit]Storyboard
[edit]Lytton's Diary (30 August 1983) – director Brian Parker
Series One
[edit]- Rabid Dingo — Shock Horror (9 January 1985) – director Herbert Wise
- Daddy's Girls (16 January 1985) – director Peter Sasdy
- The Lady in the Mask (23 January 1985) – director Herbert Wise
- Tricks of the Trade (30 January 1985) – director Peter Sasdy
- The Silly Season (6 February 1985) – director Herbert Wise
- Come Uppance (13 February 1985) – director Peter Sasdy
Series Two
[edit]- The Ends and the Means (8 January 1986) – director Derek Bennett
- Rules of Engagement (15 January 1986) – director Michael Ferguson
- The Ancien Régime (22 January 1986) – director Derek Bennett
- The Miracle Man (29 January 1986) – director Michael Ferguson
- National Hero (5 February 1986) – director Derek Bennett
- What a Wonderful World (12 February 1986) - director Michael Ferguson
Theme Tune
[edit]The theme tune for the series was written by Rick Wakeman which he describes in a YouTube video.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Willis, Tim (4 September 2010). Nigel Dempster and the Death of Discretion. ISBN 978-1906021849.
- ^ "Rick Wakeman - Behind the Tracks: Lytton's Diary Theme Tune (Part 1)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 February 2021.