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Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh

1979·TV series·4 seasons · 29 episodes

Comedy

6.7 / 10 (15 votes)

Only When I Laugh is an ITV1 sitcom broadcast from 29 October 1979 to 16 December 1982 for four series with seven episodes each, and a Christmas special in 1981. The title is the answer to the question, "Does it hurt?" A naïve middle-class man is admitted to an NHS hospital ward, shared with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. The trio never fail to cause a nuisance for the poor, unsuspecting staff.

Created by
Eric Chappell
Original language
English
First aired
29 October 1979

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • James Bolam

    James Bolam

    Roy Figgis

  • Peter Bowles

    Peter Bowles

    Archie Glover

  • Christopher Strauli

    Christopher Strauli

    Norman Binns

  • Richard Wilson

    Richard Wilson

    Gordon Thorpe