About Face

1989 · Comedy · 2 Seasons · 12 Episodes · 7.0

About Face is a series of twelve unconnected half-hour sitcoms all starring Maureen Lipman in the lead role. Each episode featured a guest cast of well known actors and actresses. The episodes were written by Richard Harris, Geoffrey Perkins, Chips Hardy & John Henderson, Astrid Ronning, John Wells, Paul Smith & Terry Kyan, Jack Rosenthal, Carol Bunyan and Ian Hislop & Nick Newman. It was made for the ITV network by Central Independent Television.

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Episodes

E11. Searching for Señor Duende30m · 1989-11-06Carol, a South London telephonist, becomes obsessed by flamenco dancing, which brings to an end her relationship with boyfriend Trevor.E22. Stand by Your Man30m · 1989-11-13Helen exacts revenge on her philandering husband Michael, a Member of Parliament, when the press interview her.E33. Gracie30m · 1989-11-20Gracie, a Cypriot immigrant, is a cloakroom attendant in a London club. But the celebrations to mark her quarter of a century there are altered by the arrival of Jessica, an American film star.E44. Mrs Worthington's Daughter30m · 1989-11-27Patience, an American theatre stage manager, attends a first-night party that improves her morale.E55. Send Her Victorious30m · 1989-12-04PM Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis fall victim to a kidnapping plot while on holiday.E66. The Bag Lady30m · 1989-12-11Wendy the Bag Lady wanders the streets of London in search of furniture she believes she lost to the Prime Minister thirty years ago.

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