| Episode | Title | Repeated | Description |
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| 01 | Malcolm Bagshaw | 19980228 | Chris Kelly looks at the life and works of admirable characters. In the first of three programmes, he talks about northern writer Malcolm Bagshaw, author of `The Madness of Charles III'. Celebrity contributions come from Nigella Lawson and John Fortune. With John Sessions, Simon Greenall, Brian Bowles and Rachel Atkins. |
| 02 | Rudolph Mandrake | 19980307 | Chris Kelly looks at the life and works of admirable (and fictional) characters. In the second of three programmes, he talks about publisher Rudolph Mandrake, the man who put the fun in pension funds and died in a mysterious accident. With fond memories from Roy Hattersley and Robert Robinson. With Joss Ackland, Simon Greenall, Brian Bowles, Sally Grace and Rachel Atkins. |
| 03 LAST | Umberto Plank | 19980314 | Chris Kelly looks at the life and works of admirable (and fictional) characters. In the last of three programmes, he looks back at the life and work of East End fashion designer Umberto Plank, who died after slipping on a cultured pearl. Celebrities including Annabel Giles and Professor Graham Norton share memories of the man who inspired the fashion world. With Mark Steel, Simon Greenall, Brian Bowles and Rachel Atkins. |
| 01 | The Actress | 19980321 | Chris Kelly looks at the life and works of admirable (and fictional) characters. The first of three more programmes is `The Actress', starring Janet Suzman. What was it about Valerie Draper that made her one of Chris Kelly's personal heroes - her profound dramatic integrity, or her refusal to change her accent, whatever the part? |
| 02 | The Bishop | 19980328 | Chris Kelly looks at the life and works of three admirable (and fictional) characters. The second programme focuses on `The Bishop', starring Rupert Graves. What was it about Bishop Ronald Millikin that made him one of Chris Kelly's personal heroes - his outstanding personal piety, or his inflexible interpretation of the LBW laws? |
| 03 | The Broadcaster | 19980404 | Chris Kelly looks at the life and works of three admirable (and fictional) characters.3: `The Broadcaster' starring Sally Grace. What was it about Barbara Bovis that made her one of Chris Kelly's personal heroes - her delicate reportage of the more sensitive human-interest stories, or her readiness to show conically shaped vegetables on screen? |