''No Job for a Lady'' is a British

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that aired on

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between 7 February 1990 and 10 February 1992. Starring

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, it was written by

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, and directed and produced by

John Howard Davies John Howard Davies (9 March 193922 August 2011)
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. It was made by

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for

Cast

– Jean Price MP *Mark Kingston – Geoff Price *

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– Norman (Whip) *

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– Ken Miller * George Baker – Sir Godfrey Eagan MP (series 1 and 2) *Brogden Miller – Freddy *

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– Harry *

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– Tim (series 1) *Paul Rattigan – Mark (series 2) *

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– Richard (series 3) Note: In the four Series One episodes in which Nigel Humphreys appeared, he was credited as Nigel Humphries.

Plot

''No Job for a Lady'' revolves around Jean Price, the newly elected, somewhat rebellious

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MP for an inner-city constituency, and her life in the

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. She is married to Geoff Price, who is a public defender and takes care of many of the household chores so that Jean pursue her new career. The show follows Jean while she balances her personal life with parliamentary duties, including "woman's issues," which Jean alternately fights for and is frustrated by, as other MPs think she cares about nothing else as she's a woman. She often is surprised by other MPs duplicity and hypocrisy, holding them to a higher standard. The Commons' chamber is never seen, with scenes alternating between Jean's office, which she shares with her Scottish colleague Ken Miller, the lobby, and various lounges of

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. Other characters include the

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Norman, and the

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MP Sir Godfrey Eagan, various visiting constituents, and Jean's secretary, Marc.

Episodes

Series One (1990)

#''Who goes Home?'' (7 Feb 1990) #''The Maiden Over'' (14 Feb 1990) #''There should be a law against it!'' (21 Feb 1990) #''Questions, Questions!'' (28 Feb 1990) #''A member of the Committee'' (7 Mar 1990) #''Take a Copy!'' (14 Mar 1990)

Series Two (1991)

#''Strange Bedfellows'' (7 Jan 1991) #''But I voted for you!'' (14 Jan 1991) #''White Knights'' (21 Jan 1991) #''Poetic Justice'' (28 Jan 1991) #''Undesirable Aliens'' (4 Feb 1991) #''No rumour in the Truth'' (11 Feb 1991)

Series Three (1992)

#''Hawks and Doves'' (6 Jan 1992) #''A bed for the night'' (13 Jan 1992) #''Sugar and Spice'' (20 Jan 1992) #''I'd like to see you do it!'' (27 Jan 1992) #''What Care? What Compensation?'' (3 Feb 1992) #''Lobby Terms'' (10 Feb 1992)

DVD release

All three complete series of 'No Job for a Lady' have been released on DVD by Network, with a 3-disc set released by Acorn Media in 2012.

References

External links

*. *. {{DEFAULTSORT:No Job For A Lady ITV sitcoms 1990 British television series debuts 1992 British television series endings 1990s British sitcoms 1990s British political television series British political comedy television series Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows produced by Thames Television English-language television shows Television shows set in London