Affairs of the Heart (TV series)

Affairs of the Heart is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1983 to 1985. Starring Derek Fowlds, it was written by Paul Daneman. It was made for the ITV network by Granada Television.

Cast

 * Derek Fowlds - Peter Bonamy
 * Sarah Badel - Jane Bonamy
 * Elizabeth Anson - Rosemary Bonamy (pilot)
 * Holly Aird - Rosemary Bonamy (series)

Special guests

 * Carol Barnes - Herself
 * David Suchet - Peter Bonamy's Dad
 * Peter Sallis - Himself
 * Aidan Cook - Himself
 * Nicholas Owen - Himself

Background
Affairs of the Heart tells the semi-autobiographical tale of Peter Bonamy who has a heart attack. The writer, Paul Daneman, had suffered a heart attack while performing in the West End, and by chance he had been portraying a man suffering from a heart attack. During Daneman's recovery he had to delay acting again, and so took up writing. Affairs of the Heart was the result.

Plot
After Peter Bonamy suffers a heart attack, and subsequently leaves hospital, he leads his life more carefully than before. His wife Jane and daughter Rosemary molly-coddle him, and he also attends a heart-attack survivors group. Bonamy, from the comfort of his south London home, finds himself doing little, especially as he can not even drive his Porsche.

Unusually for a television sitcom, there was no audience at the recordings.

Pilot (1983)

 * Pilot (23 August 1983)

Series One (1985)

 * 1) Episode One (22 July 1985)
 * 2) Episode Two (29 July 1985)
 * 3) Episode Three (5 August 1985)
 * 4) Episode Four (12 August 1985)
 * 5) Episode Five (19 August 1985)
 * 6) Episode Six (26 August 1985)