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A Problem Aired

A Problem Aired

1990TV Episode
Comedy
7.5
IMDB Rating
9 votes

Shelley is left to contemplate the aging process - following slightly painful visits to his optician and dentist. But none of these are more painful than listening to Graham's depressing and lengthy outpourings over the his loss o...

Director
Anthony Parker
Writers
Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Stars
Hywel Bennett, Andrew Castell, Sara Kestelman
Release Date
January 2, 1990
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Hywel Bennett
Hywel Bennett
as James Shelley
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Andrew Castell
as Graham
Sara Kestelman
Sara Kestelman
as Optician
Clive Swift
Clive Swift
as Robson
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
as Hargreaves
Georgina Melville
Georgina Melville
as Nurse Webb

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
ITV - Independent Television, Thames Television Production, Thames Television

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

A Problem Aired
by Prismark102020-05-02
7/10

"Shelley becomes a shoulder everyone wants to cry on or hope he lends them a sympathetic ear. Graham tests Shelley's patience as he he still trying to get over Carol leaving him. When Shelley goes for an eye test, he finds out that the optician is bitter having just lost her job. Later a trip to the dentist turns into something from The Marathon Man apart from the dentist falling into pieces has he finds out that his wife is leaving him. Then the dental assistant gets sad over her marriage. Maybe Shelley just brings it upon himself with his cynical outlook. It was great fun, there was..."

💡 Did You Know?

Final appearance of Andrew Castell as Graham.

📖 Synopsis

Shelley is left to contemplate the aging process - following slightly painful visits to his optician and dentist. But none of these are more painful than listening to Graham's depressing and lengthy outpourings over the his loss o...