Stanley and the Women

Stanley and the Women is a British television drama miniseries starring John Thaw, Samuel West, Geraldine James, Sheila Gish, Penny Downie and Sian Thomas. This series based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Kingsley Amis and adapted for the television by Nigel Kneale and directed by David Tucker, it was produced by Central Independent Television for the ITV network and originally aired in four parts from 28 November to 19 December 1991.

Stanley and the Women
GenreDrama
Based onStanley and the Women by Kingsley Amis
Written byNigel Kneale
Directed byDavid Tucker
StarringJohn Thaw
Geraldine James
Sheila Gish
Penny Downie
Sian Thomas
David Lyon
Alun Armstrong
Samuel West
Donald Churchill
Michael Elphick
Composer(s)Barrington Pheloung
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producer(s)Ted Childs
Producer(s)Chris Burt
Production company(s)Central Independent Television
DistributorITV Studios
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format4:3
Audio formatStereo
Original release28 November (1991-11-28) –
19 December 1991 (1991-12-19)

Plot

Stanley Duke works in advertising. He was married to an actress, Nowell, and is now dating Susan, with whom he has a complicated relationship, particularly because of the interference of her mother, Lady D. His son, Steve, suffers a mental breakdown, and Stanley takes him to two psychiatrists. The first, Dr. Collings, is female and too liberated for Stanley; and the second, Dr. Nash, seems to be more interested in drinking than helping his son.

Cast

Production

Casting

This is Donald Churchill's last ever acting role before his death on 29 October 1991, before the end of filming the series.

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Episode One"David TuckerNigel Kneale28 November 1991 (1991-11-28)N/A
2"Episode Two"David TuckerNigel Kneale5 December 1991 (1991-12-05)N/A
3"Episode Three"David TuckerNigel Kneale12 December 1991 (1991-12-12)N/A
4"Episode Four"David TuckerNigel Kneale19 December 1991 (1991-12-19)N/A

Home media

The series of subsequently released on VHS in 1992[1] and on DVD of the series is now available in 2007 by DD Home Entertainment in the UK.[2]

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References
  1. Amazon listing for "Stanley and the Women" VHS
  2. Amazon listing for "Stanley and the Women" DVD
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