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Only When I Laugh

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Only When I Laugh is a British television sitcom. It is set in the ward of an NHS hospital. The title is the answer to the question, "Does it hurt?"

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3.4 / 5

29th October 1979 - 16th December 1982
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Peter BowlesJames BolamRichard Wilson
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A Bed With A View
29th October 1979

Episode 1

Norman arrives at the ward and is given the bed next to the window. A game of musical beds ensues as Figgis and Archie want it too...

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Operation Norman
5th November 1979

Episode 2

Norman's due for his appendix operation and is rather upset about it. He turns to Figgis for comfort in his hour of need...

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The Rumour
12th November 1979

Episode 3

Thorpe is waiting for an important call from his wife as Victor, their dog, is seriously ill. Gupte misunderstands, thinking Victor is the Thorpes' son (actually named Tarquin); Figgis, smoking in a lavatory cubicle, overhears the resultant conversation and assumes that they are talking about him and that he is going to die. As the situation develops, both Norman and then Glover think they are under the shadow of death. When Gupte tells Glover he may be sent home at the end of the week, Glover decides to phone his hated boss and tell him exactly what he thinks of him.

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The Man With The Face
19th November 1979

Episode 4

Archie's lothario-like tendencies are coming back to haunt him when he's convinced he's being stalked by a Greek madman for besmirching his fiancée...

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Let Them Eat Cake
26th November 1979

Episode 5

There's a lot of disatisfaction with the food being served in the hospital. The trio can stand the daily menu no longer and go on hunger strike. What they hadn't bargained for, however, was how hungry they would get...

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Tangled Web
3rd December 1979

Episode 6

Norman is reading a book about a pretty nurse when one actually comes onto the ward.

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Is There A Doctor In The House?
10th December 1979

Episode 7

Fed up with lying in bed all day, Figgis gets hold of his outdoor clothes and sets off for a wander around the hospital. Naturally, he is mistaken for a doctor.

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