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Lytton's Diary

TV series

Lytton's Diary

7.3/ 10· 3198530 min2 seasons · 12 episodes
ComedyDrama

Lytton's Diary is a 1985–86 British comedy-drama programme created and written by Peter Bowles and Philip Broadley. Produced by Thames Television for ITV, it originated as a single play on the anthology programme Storyboard before expanding into two popular series, known for their mix of glamour, intrigue, and social commentary. Bowles stars as Neville Lytton, a suave and successful Fleet Street gossip columnist for the Daily News. Lytton navigates the world of high-society scandals, political corruption, and personal challenges, balancing his professional life with his love life and his ambition to write a novel.

Created by
Philip Broadley

Seasons and episodes

2 seasons · 12 episodes

Ended
2

Series 2

6 episodesJanuary 8, 1986
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  1. 1
    S2 E1

    The End and the Means

    Jan 8, 198630 min

    Lytton returns to his desk at The Daily News after a brutal mugging. He is soon involved in investigating a suicide and a Whitehall scandal helps to get him back into the routine.

  2. 2
    S2 E2

    Rules of Engagement

    Jan 15, 198630 min

    A new journalist at The Daily News is instantly unpopular when it's discovered that her job is owed to the editor's patronage. Lytton sends her in pursuit of a runaway tennis star.

  3. 3
    S2 E3

    The Ancient Regime

    Jan 22, 198630 min

    A famous sex symbol has a change of heart about on-screen nudity and receives a rich and mysterious visitor. Lytton is on the story, but is waylaid by his paper's owner and a mysterious lunchtime appointment.

  4. 4
    S2 E4

    The Miracle Man

    Jan 29, 198630 min

    Lytton investigates why the same well-known faces are always appearing at an American evangelist's healing ceremonies, and is also involved in a confused plan to publish his first novel. The behaviour of the young new editor of The Daily Ne

  5. 5
    S2 E5

    National Hero

    Feb 5, 198630 min

    Duncan Anderson, a revered public figure and a friend of Lytton's, is regarded as just another old fogey by pop columnist Trevor Bates. Meanwhile, Henry is deeply concerned about midnight meetings in a gazebo.

  6. 6
    S2 E6

    What a Wonderful Life

    Feb 12, 198630 min

    Lytton is a judge at an international beauty competition gone awry, and finds himself investigating an old friend's financial background. Meanwhile, the paper's owner is planning a technological revolution in Fleet Street.

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How many seasons of Lytton's Diary are there?
Lytton's Diary has 2 seasons and 12 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of Lytton's Diary?
Lytton's Diary has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 12, 1986.
Who stars in Lytton's Diary?
Lytton's Diary stars Peter Bowles, Bernard Lloyd, Holly De Jong, Adam Norton, Harriet Keevil.

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