Love Hurts (TV series)

Love Hurts
GenreComedy drama
Created byMaurice Gran
Laurence Marks
StarringAdam Faith
Zoë Wanamaker
Jane Lapotaire
Tony Selby
Richard Cordery
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producerAllan McKeown
Running time50 minutes
Production companyAlomo Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release3 January 1992 (1992-01-03) –
18 March 1994 (1994-03-18)

Love Hurts is a British comedy-drama series that was broadcast from 3 January 1992 to 18 March 1994 on BBC1.[1][2] It was scripted by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and starred Adam Faith as Frank Carver, Zoë Wanamaker as Tessa Piggott,[3] Tony Selby as Max Taplow and Jane Lapotaire as Diane Warburg.[4] Zoë Wanamaker received a 1993 Best Actress BAFTA nomination for her work in the series.[5]

The theme tune was written by Alan Hawkshaw and performed by Peter Polycarpou.

Plot

When her married long-term boyfriend (who was also her boss) decides to end their relationship for a younger woman, Tessa Piggott (Zoë Wanamaker) leaves her high powered City career and, determined to change her life and leave the rat race, with the help of an old university friend (Jane Lapotaire) – who is also a rabbi, takes a job supervising a charitable Third World development agency. She also resolves to give up relationships, until that is, she meets wealthy and roguish 'hands on' entrepreneur Frank Carver (Adam Faith), who has built up his successful plumbing business from scratch, and romance beckons. Their 'on/off' romance follows throughout the three series, often complicated by their numerous friends, family and colleagues.

Series overview

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1103 January 1992 (1992-01-03)6 March 1992 (1992-03-06)
2101 January 1993 (1993-01-01)5 March 1993 (1993-03-05)
31014 January 1994 (1994-01-14)18 March 1994 (1994-03-18)

Episodes

Series 1 (1992)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
11"Crawling from the wreckage"3 January 1992 (1992-01-03)[6]
22"Take it to the limit"10 January 1992 (1992-01-10)[7]
33"Walk right back"17 January 1992 (1992-01-17)[8]
44"Relative values"24 January 1992 (1992-01-24)[9]
55"Cured"31 January 1992 (1992-01-31)[10]
66"Stormy weather"7 February 1992 (1992-02-07)[11]
77"A day in the life"14 February 1992 (1992-02-14)[12]
88"Charity begins at home"21 February 1992 (1992-02-21)[13]
99"Who's sorry now?"28 February 1992 (1992-02-28)[14]
1010"Let's do it"6 March 1992 (1992-03-06)[15]

Series 2 (1993)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
111"Strictly business"1 January 1993 (1993-01-01)[16]
122"Cold comfort"8 January 1993 (1993-01-08)[17]
133"The Max Factor"15 January 1993 (1993-01-15)[18]
144"Your money or your life"22 January 1993 (1993-01-22)[19]
155"Band of Gold"29 January 1993 (1993-01-29)[20]
166"Face the Music"5 February 1993 (1993-02-05)[21]
177"If the Cap fits"12 February 1993 (1993-02-12)[22]
188"Just a bit of business"19 February 1993 (1993-02-19)[23]
199"For a Few Dollars More"26 February 1993 (1993-02-26)[24]
2010"Love for sale"5 March 1993 (1993-03-05)[25]

Series 3 (1994)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
211"Blue Heaven"14 January 1994 (1994-01-14)[26]
222"Happy Families"21 January 1994 (1994-01-21)[27]
233"The Parent Trap"28 January 1994 (1994-01-28)[28]
244"Promises"4 February 1994 (1994-02-04)[29]
255"Win some, lose some"11 February 1994 (1994-02-11)[30]
266"The Morning after"18 February 1994 (1994-02-18)[31]
277"Time to go home"25 February 1994 (1994-02-25)[32]
288"Drawing the line"4 March 1994 (1994-03-04)[33]
299"Tracks of my tears"11 March 1994 (1994-03-11)[34]
3010"Cards on the table"18 March 1994 (1994-03-18)[35]

References

  1. ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 3 January 1992.
  2. ^ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 18 March 1994.
  3. ^ Dave Laing (10 March 2003). "Adam Faith". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Walk Right Back (1992)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "1993 Television Actress | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
  6. ^ "Crawling from the wreckage". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Take it to the limit". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Walk right back". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Relative values". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Cured". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Stormy weather". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ^ "A day in the life". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Charity begins at home". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Who's sorry now?". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Let's do it". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Strictly business". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Cold comfort". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  18. ^ "The Max Factor". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Your money or your life". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Band of Gold". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Face the Music". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  22. ^ "If the Cap fits". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  23. ^ "Just a bit of business". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  24. ^ "For a Few Dollars More". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  25. ^ "Love for sale". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  26. ^ "Blue Heaven". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  27. ^ "Happy Families". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  28. ^ "The Parent Trap". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  29. ^ "Promises". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  30. ^ "Win some, lose some". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  31. ^ "The Morning after". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  32. ^ "Time to go home". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  33. ^ "Drawing the line". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  34. ^ "Tracks of my tears". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  35. ^ "Cards on the table". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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