It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling
TV series
It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling
1971, English, on BBC One. Created by Jilly Cooper.
Four young women – boy-crazy Samantha; gluttonous Gillian, aka 'Pudding'; dumb blonde Clover; and self-proclaimed leader Virginia – share a London flat.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 7
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1971
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Latest episode
S1 E7: The Making of Pudding
Aired 23 December 1971
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Jilly CooperCreator
- Joanna LumleySamantha Ryder-Ross · 7 ep
- Jane CarrGillian Page-Wood / 'Pudding' · 7 ep
- Elizabeth KnightClover Mason · 7 ep
- Jeremy LloydBobby Dutton · 7 ep
- Jennifer CroxtonVirginia Watter · 6 ep
- Jonathan CecilDominic · 4 ep
- Timothy CarltonJeremy Bathurst · 1 ep
- Marion MathieMrs Ryder-Ross · 1 ep
- Jim CollierDrunk · 1 ep
- Jimmy ThompsonHugo · 1 ep
- Jeffrey SegalHoratio · 1 ep
- John QuayleJohn · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 15 April 1971
- Last aired
- 23 December 1971
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling has 1 season and 7 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
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Who created It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling?
It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling was created by Jilly Cooper and stars Joanna Lumley, Jane Carr, Elizabeth Knight.