No Job for a Lady
No Job for a Lady is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 7 February 1990 to 10 February 1992. Starring Penelope Keith, it was written by Alex Shearer, and directed and produced by John Howard Davies. It was made by Thames Television for ITV.
Seasons
1. Who Goes Home?
Air Date: 1990-02-07
New Labour MP Jean Price tries to figure out the hectic Parliamentary schedule and to find an opposition ""sweetheart"" so she can go home for a birthday dinner with her husband.
2. The Maiden Over
Air Date: 1990-02-14
Jean gets advice from all sides about giving her maiden Parliamentary speech, then throws it all away as she speaks impulsively, and is sent to Coventry for her recklessness.
3. There Should Be a Law Against It
Air Date: 1990-02-21
Jean learns about the many ways a member can introduce a bill into Parliament as she tries to pass legislation to enhance childcare in the workplace.
4. Questions, Questions!
Air Date: 1990-02-28
Jean tries to find out if toxic nuclear waste has been traveling the streets of her constituency, and runs into a maze of dead ends.
5. A Member of the Committee
Air Date: 1990-03-07
Jean agrees to serve on two Parliamentary committees, where she learns of their essential uselessness and the power of the press when a correction she makes in a proposed bill is credited to Godfrey.
6. Take a Copy
Air Date: 1990-03-14
Jean sneaks a copy of Godfrey's notes on health care reform and uses them against him, but is unable to back up her statements without revealing where she got her information.
1. Strange Bedfellows
Air Date: 1991-01-07
Jean and Godfrey join forces in a censorship fight and drive a newsagent out of business.
2. But I Voted For You
Air Date: 1991-01-14
Jean urges Ken to vote his own beliefs instead of those dictated by his constituency, then learns a bitter lesson herself when she agrees to support an opponent's attempt to legislate quotas for women on governing boards.
3. White Knights
Air Date: 1991-01-21
Jean faces jail when she buys a bag of cocaine to present to her colleagues during a speech urging stricter drug laws.
4. Poetic Justice
Air Date: 1991-01-28
Jean tries to help a constituent who claims this time he really is innocent of the crimes he's been convicted of and that the police framed him.
5. Undesirable Aliens
Air Date: 1991-02-04
Jean tries to help a Chinese man remain in Britain and Jean's new Conservative researcher plagues Ken.
6. No Rumour in the Truth
Air Date: 1991-02-11
Rumours of sexual indiscretions and possible resignations run rampant and Jean finds her loyalties torn when a position in the shadow cabinet seems possible.
1. Hawks & Doves
Air Date: 1992-01-06
Jean and Ken both face de-selection by their party when their stands on national defense prove unpopular. Jean also matches wits with a new ""pair"" after a financially strapped Godfrey resigns and ""sells"" her to the MP taking over his office space.
2. A Bed for the Night
Air Date: 1992-01-13
Jean tackles the homeless problem when a constituent asks for help finding a new home.
3. Sugar & Spice
Air Date: 1992-01-20
Ken and Jean come down on opposite sides of a potential kidnapping case and Jean clashes with Richard over sexual harassment.
4. I'd Like to See You Do It
Air Date: 1992-01-27
A vote to raise MP salaries sparks a contest between Jean and Richard, with Jean responsible for taking a 20 pound investment and turning it into 30 pounds and Richard agreeing to live on supplemental public benefit for two weeks.
5. What Care? What Compensation?
Air Date: 1992-02-03
Jean takes on health care and social services for a constituent whose spleen was removed by mistake, a man who didn't have quite enough of his leg amputated and a woman caring for an infirmed father-in-law.
6. Lobby Terms
Air Date: 1992-02-10
Jean, Richard and Norman become involved in the labyrinth of leaks and vaguely attributed sources when a new reporter begins covering the action in the lobby of Parliament.
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Rating
5.7/10
Release Date
1990-02-07
Episodes
18 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
