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About Lytton's Diary

Lytton's Diary is a comedy and drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on January 9, 1985. It has 2 seasons and 12 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 6 "What a Wonderful Life", aired on February 12, 1986.

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.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

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Episodes

12 episodes · 2 seasons

Series 1

1985 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Come Uppance

    Finale

    Whilst visiting Catherine, Lytton is informed about strange goings-on at the home of Lord Rimmer. He uncovers a plot to create a right-wing political movement and exposes the story in his paper.

  2. E5

    5. The Silly Season

    Margot Shelley, a fading film star, has just published her autobiography. However, Lytton is more interested in the memoirs of starlet Solveig Lindstrom.

  3. E4

    4. Tricks of the Trade

    Lytton meets his old friend Hamil, who seems to be involved in a shady deal with an MP called Westaway. Soon, Lytton gets involved and falls victim to blackmail.

  4. E3

    3. The Lady in the Mask

    Lytton investigates the identity of a masked woman who strips at stage parties. Gambler Lucky Jim Diamond threatens to sue for defamation over an article Lytton has written.

  5. E2

    2. Daddy's Girls

    Lytton, the new gossip diary editor of The Daily News, spends the day with his estranged wife, Catherine, and Laura Grey, his girlfriend, is less than pleased. Meanwhile, on the work front, Lytton investigates a merchant banker who disapproves of his daughter's relationship with a record producer, has something in his past that he's trying to hide.

  6. E1

    1. Rabid Dingo: Shock Horror

    The editor of The Daily News gossip column has retired, leaving Neville Lytton and his arch-rival Henry Field to compete for the vacancy. When Australian tycoon Wayne Monroe tries to buy the paper, Lytton sets about investigating his past.

Series 2

1986 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. What a Wonderful Life

    Finale

    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.

  2. E5

    5. National Hero

    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.

  3. E4

    4. The Miracle Man

    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 News horrifies him.

  4. E3

    3. The Ancient Regime

    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.

  5. E2

    2. Rules of Engagement

    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.

  6. E1

    1. The End and the Means

    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.

Cast & crew

Created by Philip Broadley and Peter Bowles

  • Bernard Archard

    Bernard Archard

    The Editor

  • Lewis Fiander

    Lewis Fiander

    The Lawyer

  • Fiona Mollison

    Catherine Lytton

  • Barbara Kellerman

    Barbara Kellerman

    Helena

  • Antony Hayden

    Kevin

  • Jane Laurie

    Pandora

  • Harry Waters

    The News Editor

  • Peter Ellis

    Deputy Editor Charles

  • James Aubrey

    James Aubrey

    The Editor

  • Daniel Moynihan

    Daniel Moynihan

    Bill Withy

  • John Stride

    John Stride

    Wayne Monroe

  • Nigel Nevinson

    Photographer

  • Lee Walker

    Photographer

  • Michael McKevitt

    Sports Editor

  • Michael Fleming

    City Editor

  • Olivier Pierre

    Olivier Pierre

    Nathan Gebler

Lytton's Diary FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Lytton's Diary?

Lytton's Diary has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 12, 1986.

When did the latest episode of Lytton's Diary come out?

The most recent episode of Lytton's Diary, Season 2 Episode 6 "What a Wonderful Life", aired on February 12, 1986.

How many seasons of Lytton's Diary are there?

Lytton's Diary has 2 seasons with 12 episodes in total.

When did Lytton's Diary first air?

Lytton's Diary first aired on ITV1 on January 9, 1985.

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