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No Job for a Lady

All Episodes 1990 - 1992

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  • 1990-02-07T00:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 7h 22m (18 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
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.

18 episodes

Series Premiere

1990-02-07T00:00:00Z

1x01 Who Goes Home?

1x01 Who Goes Home?

  • Series Premiere

    1990-02-07T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

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.

1990-02-14T00:00:00Z

1x02 The Maiden Over

1x02 The Maiden Over

  • 1990-02-14T00:00:00Z — 24 mins

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.

1x03 There Should Be a Law Against It

  • 1990-02-21T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

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.

1990-02-28T00:00:00Z

1x04 Questions, Questions!

1x04 Questions, Questions!

  • 1990-02-28T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

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.

1990-03-07T00:00:00Z

1x05 A Member of the Committee

1x05 A Member of the Committee

  • 1990-03-07T00:00:00Z — 23 mins

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.

1990-03-14T00:00:00Z

1x06 Take a Copy

1x06 Take a Copy

  • 1990-03-14T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

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.

Season Premiere

1991-01-07T00:00:00Z

2x01 Strange Bedfellows

2x01 Strange Bedfellows

  • Season Premiere

    1991-01-07T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

Jean and Godfrey join forces in a censorship fight and drive a newsagent out of business.

1991-01-14T00:00:00Z

2x02 But I Voted For You

2x02 But I Voted For You

  • 1991-01-14T00:00:00Z — 24 mins

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.

1991-01-21T00:00:00Z

2x03 White Knights

2x03 White Knights

  • 1991-01-21T00:00:00Z — 24 mins

Jean faces jail when she buys a bag of cocaine to present to her colleagues during a speech urging stricter drug laws.

1991-01-28T00:00:00Z

2x04 Poetic Justice

2x04 Poetic Justice

  • 1991-01-28T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

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.

1991-02-04T00:00:00Z

2x05 Undesirable Aliens

2x05 Undesirable Aliens

  • 1991-02-04T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

Jean tries to help a Chinese man remain in Britain and Jean's new Conservative researcher plagues Ken.

1991-02-11T00:00:00Z

2x06 No Rumour in the Truth

2x06 No Rumour in the Truth

  • 1991-02-11T00:00:00Z — 24 mins

Rumours of sexual indiscretions and possible resignations run rampant and Jean finds her loyalties torn when a position in the shadow cabinet seems possible.

Season Premiere

1992-01-06T00:00:00Z

3x01 Hawks & Doves

3x01 Hawks & Doves

  • Season Premiere

    1992-01-06T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

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.

1992-01-13T00:00:00Z

3x02 A Bed for the Night

3x02 A Bed for the Night

  • 1992-01-13T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

Jean tackles the homeless problem when a constituent asks for help finding a new home.

1992-01-20T00:00:00Z

3x03 Sugar & Spice

3x03 Sugar & Spice

  • 1992-01-20T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

Ken and Jean come down on opposite sides of a potential kidnapping case and Jean clashes with Richard over sexual harassment.

1992-01-27T00:00:00Z

3x04 I'd Like to See You Do It

3x04 I'd Like to See You Do It

  • 1992-01-27T00:00:00Z — 25 mins

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.

3x05 What Care? What Compensation?

  • 1992-02-03T00:00:00Z — 24 mins

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.

1992-02-10T00:00:00Z

3x06 Lobby Terms

3x06 Lobby Terms

  • 1992-02-10T00:00:00Z — 24 mins

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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