Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thwarted | 20000626 | 20150707 (BBC7) 20150708 (BBC7) 20170310 (BBC7) 20170311 (BBC7) 20181101 (BBC7) 20181102 (BBC7) 20200731 (BBC7) 20200801 (BBC7) 20221128 (BBC7) 20221129 (BBC7) 20241001 (BBC7) 20241002 (BBC7) |  Lovelorn romance writer Anna is up against a deadline for her latest potboiler, a tale of love, suffering and jealousy. But her creative juices don't seem to be flowing as, after years of having a purely fictional love-life, she's met a real-live man. She's also constantly thwarted by her characters, who keep leaping off the page into her living room to challenge her about their plotlines. Anna - Samantha Bond Brian - Hugh Bonneville Deirdre - Beth Chambers Fertility Doll - Adjoa Andoh Book - Michael Fenton Stevens Deadline looming, lovelorn romance writer Anna has met a real-live man. Deadline looming, lovelorn romance writer Anna has met a real-live man. Stars Samantha Bond and Hugh Bonneville. From June 2000. |
| 02 | Love Hurts | 20011010 | 20150714 (BBC7) 20150715 (BBC7) 20170317 (BBC7) 20170318 (BBC7) 20181108 (BBC7) 20181109 (BBC7) 20200807 (BBC7) 20200808 (BBC7) 20221205 (BBC7) 20221206 (BBC7) 20241008 (BBC7) 20241009 (BBC7) | As love blossoms for romance writer Anna, her characters become increasingly annoyed by the lack of authorial presence in their plot lines. Not only does Anna keep having Lady Chatterley fantasies, but she's worried Brian only wants her as a friend... Anna - Samantha Bond Brian - Hugh Bonneville Deirdre - Beth Chambers Fertility Doll - Adjoa Andoh Brenda - Michelle Read Buddah - Kammy Darweish Bob - Andrew Wincott Minnie - Sue Elliott-Nicholls Book - Michael Fenton Stevens Romance writer Anna's love life is causing problems on the page. Romance writer Anna's love life is causing problems on the page. Stars Samantha Bond and Hugh Bonneville. From October 2001. |
| 03 | Clouds | 20011017 | 20150721 (BBC7) 20150722 (BBC7) 20170324 (BBC7) 20170325 (BBC7) 20181115 (BBC7) 20181116 (BBC7) 20200814 (BBC7) 20200815 (BBC7) 20221212 (BBC7) 20221213 (BBC7) 20241015 (BBC7) 20241016 (BBC7) | Romance writer, Anna is blissfully happy. Brian is finding that grading sand paper is fun when he's thinking about Anna. Even faithful cockney muse Minnie is happy because it looks as if Anna's new-found romance is spilling over into her prose. But could there be a cloud on the horizon when Brian's old friend Dougie unexpectedly turns up with the tempting offer of building fibreglass ducks in the Shetland Islands? Anna - Samantha Bond Brian - Hugh Bonneville Deirdre - Beth Chambers Fertility Doll - Adjoa Andoh Buddah - Kammy Darweish Brenda - Michelle Read Bob - Andrew Wincott Minnie - Sue Elliott-Nicholls Book - Michael Fenton Stevens Dougie - Ewan Bailey It looks as if Anna's blissful happiness is spilling over into her prose. Romance writer Anna faces a new challenge in her love life. Stars Samantha Bond and Hugh Bonneville. From October 2001. |
| 04 LAST | An Ending..? | 20011024 | 20150728 (BBC7) 20150729 (BBC7) 20170331 (BBC7) 20170401 (BBC7) 20181122 (BBC7) 20181123 (BBC7) 20200821 (BBC7) 20200822 (BBC7) 20221219 (BBC7) 20221220 (BBC7) 20241022 (BBC7) 20241023 (BBC7) | Brian has gone to the Shetland Isles to make giant fibreglass ducks and romance writer, Anna's head is throbbing because she's been hitting the cooking sherry. Her book is on hold, her characters are unhappy and her publisher is nagging her for a finished copy. Is there any chance of a happy ending? Conclusion of Michelle Read's four-part comedy-drama series. Anna - Samantha Bond Brian - Hugh Bonneville Deirdre - Beth Chambers Fertility Doll - Adjoa Andoh Buddah - Kammy Darweish Brenda - Michelle Read Bob - Andrew Wincott Minnie - Sue Elliott-Nicholls Book - Michael Fenton Stevens Dougie - Ewan Bailey In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters. Meanwhile Anna's head is throbbing because she's been hitting the cooking sherry. Her romantic novel is on hold, her characters are unhappy and her publisher is nagging her for a finished copy. In Brian's absence, romance writer Anna is hounded by her characters. With Samantha Bond and Hugh Bonneville. From October 2001. |