The Mistress (1985)
The Mistress
1985
The Mistress is a British sitcom that aired on BBC2 from 1985 to 1987. Starring Felicity Kendal and Jane Asher, it was written by Carla Lane. The Mistress features Kendal playing Maxine, a young florist who is having an affair with a married man, whose wife was played by Jane Asher. It was disliked by some viewers, who were unhappy at seeing Felicity Kendal, who was best known as the innocent Barbara Good, playing a woman sleeping with someone else's husband.
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Whispering sweet nothings into your true love's ear is an essential birthday treat - but can Maxine look forward to it?
Maxine decides to end the affair – before Luke phones to say Helen is away for the week. Can she stick to her guns?
Having stayed at Maxine's while his wife was away, Luke goes into hospital with appendicitis. Can Maxine make Luke's house look lived in?
Luke finds himself in the unusual position of spending a night at home alone. Why have both his wife and mistress deserted him at the same time?
Luke realises that the only way he can heal the breach with Maxine is by spending a Sunday together. She, however, has other plans.
Luke's wife finds out about Maxine, but takes the whole thing in her stride.
The Mistress is a British sitcom that aired on BBC2 from 1985 to 1987. Starring Felicity Kendal and Jane Asher, it was written by Carla Lane. The Mistress features Kendal playing Maxine, a young florist who is having an affair with a married man, whose wife was played by Jane Asher. It was disliked by some viewers, who were unhappy at seeing Felicity Kendal, who was best known as the innocent Barbara Good, playing a woman sleeping with someone else's husband.
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