Only When I Laugh (1979)

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.

• First Air Date: 1979-10-29
• Last Air Date: 1982-12-16
• Total Seasons: 4
• Total Episodes: 29
• Episode Runtime: 30 min.
• Network: ITV1
• Creator: Eric Chappell