Lytton's Diary

Series 1

1985 · 6 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Rabid Dingo: Shock Horror

   9 Jan 1985 · 30 min

   The editor of The Daily News gossip column has retired, leaving Neville Lytton and his arch-rival Henry Field to compete for the vacancy. When Australian tycoon Wayne Monroe tries to buy the paper, Lytton sets about investigating his past.

2. 2

   2. Daddy's Girls

   16 Jan 1985 · 30 min

   Lytton, the new gossip diary editor of The Daily News, spends the day with his estranged wife, Catherine, and Laura Grey, his girlfriend, is less than pleased. Meanwhile, on the work front, Lytton investigates a merchant banker who disapproves of his daughter's relationship with a record producer, has something in his past that he's trying to hide.

3. 3

   3. The Lady in the Mask

   23 Jan 1985 · 30 min

   Lytton investigates the identity of a masked woman who strips at stage parties. Gambler Lucky Jim Diamond threatens to sue for defamation over an article Lytton has written.

4. 4

   4. Tricks of the Trade

   30 Jan 1985 · 30 min

   Lytton meets his old friend Hamil, who seems to be involved in a shady deal with an MP called Westaway. Soon, Lytton gets involved and falls victim to blackmail.

5. 5

   5. The Silly Season

   6 Feb 1985 · 30 min

   Margot Shelley, a fading film star, has just published her autobiography. However, Lytton is more interested in the memoirs of starlet Solveig Lindstrom.

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   6. Come Uppance

   13 Feb 1985 · 30 min

   Whilst visiting Catherine, Lytton is informed about strange goings-on at the home of Lord Rimmer. He uncovers a plot to create a right-wing political movement and exposes the story in his paper.