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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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- E1 Searching for Señor DuendeNext upNov 6, 1989 · 30 min
Synopsis
Carol, a South London telephonist, becomes obsessed by flamenco dancing, which brings to an end her relationship with boyfriend Trevor.
Guest stars: Maureen Lipman (Carol), Michael Gambon (Trevor), Trader Faulkner (Manolette), Amanda Dickinson (Fiona), Penny Morrell (Deirdre), Luie Caballero (Head Waiter), Carmela Lombardi Romero (Flamenco Dancer), Tito Heredia (Guitarist)
- E2 Stand by Your ManNov 13, 1989 · 30 min
Synopsis
Helen exacts revenge on her philandering husband Michael, a Member of Parliament, when the press interview her.
Guest stars: Maureen Lipman (Helen), Michael Jayston (Michael), Terence Taplin (Jim), John Tordoff (Andrew), Andy McEwan (Photographer)
- E3 GracieNov 20, 1989 · 30 min
Synopsis
Gracie, 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.
Guest stars: Maureen Lipman (Gracie), Diana Weston (Jessica), Phyllida Law (Lady Ann), Tacy Kneale (Ruth), Susan Kyd (Girl 1 – Linda), Carol Hawkins (Girl 2 – Linda's Friend), Vivien Parry (Girl 3)
- E4 Mrs Worthington's DaughterNov 27, 1989 · 30 min
Synopsis
Patience, an American theatre stage manager, attends a first-night party that improves her morale.
Guest stars: Maureen Lipman (Patience), Michael Simkins (Mike), Alastair Duncan (Jamie), David Ryall (Jason), Stephen Greif (Neville), Anne Reid (Geraldine), John Shrapnel (Donald), Sue Devaney (Betsy)
- E5 Send Her VictoriousDec 4, 1989 · 30 min
Synopsis
PM Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis fall victim to a kidnapping plot while on holiday.
Guest stars: Maureen Lipman (Margaret Thatcher), John Wells (Denis Thatcher), John Cater (Maurice Picarda), Tony Slattery (Duc de Herm), Brian Croucher (1st Terrorist), Jonathan Kydd (2nd Terrorist), Paul Brooke (Howell), Richard Vernon (Bingham)
- E6 The Bag LadyDec 11, 1989 · 30 min
Synopsis
Wendy the Bag Lady wanders the streets of London in search of furniture she believes she lost to the Prime Minister thirty years ago.
Guest stars: Maureen Lipman (Wendy, the Bag Lady), Arbel Jones (Mrs W), Jeffrey Perry (Laurence), Joseph Long (Italian Proprietor), Elizabeth Choice (Well-Dressed Lady), Anne Clements (Mother), Hermione Eyre (Daughter), Gerald Campion (Tramp)
Cast & crew
Created by Tony Wolfe
