TV series · 1986
Ladies in Charge
First aired 6 May 1986 Mystery / Comedy / Drama TMDB ↗
Ladies in Charge is a 1986 British television drama, an expansion from a 1985 pilot in the Storyboard anthology programme. Produced by Thames Television for ITV, the six-episode programme stars Carol Royle, Julia Hills, and Julia Swift. After serving as World War I ambulance drivers, three women start a private agency in London to solve problems for clients, blending mystery and drama with a lighthearted tone. They take on various cases, from finding lost items to uncovering secrets, often challenging societal expectations for women of the era.
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Carol Royle
as Diana Granville
Julia Hills
as Babs Palmer
Julia Swift
as Vicky Barton
Graham Chinn
as Frank Sutton
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Michael Gough
as Arthur James
James Garbutt
as Joe
Charlotte Mitchell
as Mrs Culthorpe
Rita Davies
as Mrs Blessed
Julian Glover
as Ernest
Christina Greatrex
as Daphne
David Rintoul
as Edward Cane
Pam Ferris
as Charlie
Marian McLoughlin
as Doris
Heather Tobias
as Mrs Harris
Julia Chambers
as Susan Noteley
Imelda Staunton
as Edith
Michael Müller
as Frank
Robert Addie
as Hugo
Thomas Kett
as Bill
Kathy Burke
as Daisy
Jessica Marshall-Gardiner
as Athena
Vera Jakob
as Alice
Jessica Forte
as Hera
Natasha Matalon
as Zoe