TV series · 1985
Lytton's Diary
First aired 9 January 1985 Comedy / Drama TMDB ↗
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.
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Jeffrey Segal
as Harold
Eve Pearce
as Beryl
Bernard Lloyd
as Henry Field
Colin Farrell
as The Deputy Editor
Adam Norton
as David
Harriet Keevil
as Jenny
Anna Nygh
as Laura Grey
Sylvester Williams
as Wesley
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Norman Mitchell
as Dump Overseer
Norman Bird
as Charles Adams
Jean Kent
as Margot Shelley
Bernard Archard
as The Editor
Richard Leech
as Sir Arnold Latham
Peter Clapham
as Host
George Malpas
as Billy Jay
Charlotte Mitchell
as Mary
Trevor Peacock
as Basil
Anna Quayle
as Bertha
Harvey Ashby
as Edward Matthews
David Ryall
as Norman
Peter Bowles
as Neville Lytton
John Stride
as Wayne Monroe
Maurice Roëves
as Maxim
Albert Moses
as Patel
Julian Curry
as Tim Beauchamp
Lewis Fiander
as The Lawyer
George Innes
as Gregory
Gwen Taylor
as Angela Monroe
Jennie Linden
as Solveig Lindstrom
Michael Gothard
as Jake Cutler
John Hallam
as Guadix
Ralph Arliss
as John Redding
Barbara Kellerman
as Helena
Holly De Jong
as Dolly
Fiona Mollison
as Catherine Lytton
Charlotte Alexandra
as Valerie von Wolfenberg
Simon Shepherd
as TV Interviewer
Glyn Baker
as Neil Hanson
Jeff Harding
as Nick
David Baxt
as Curtois
David Savile
as Tom Westaway