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A Fine Romance is a British situation comedy starring husband-and-wife team Judi Dench and Michael Williams. Dench's sister was played by Susan Penhaligon. It was produced by London Weekend Television and written by Bob Larbey.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    A Fine Romance Season 1 Episode 7 - Playing Games
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #1 - Playing Games

    S1:E7

    Laura's insecurity mars the couple's first morning together. After seeing Mike with an attractive lunch date, Laura becomes jealous and seeks the company of a neurotic family friend who sticks to her like glue.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. A Fine Romance Season 2 Episode 1 - A Helping Hand
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #2 - A Helping Hand

    S2:E1

    Laura's efforts to dig up new customers for Mike's gardening business are too successful. Instead of thanking her, Mike gets angry and insists she learn more about the business

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. A Fine Romance Season 4 Episode 6 - A Romantic Meal
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #3 - A Romantic Meal

    S4:E6

    After a happy night together, Laura and Mike inspect a rundown farmhouse which Mike is thinking of buying. They both fall in love with it. Mike says he wants Laura to live there with him, but Laura misunderstands what he means.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. A Fine Romance Season 1 Episode 6 - Keep Them Apart
    8.0/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Keep Them Apart

    S1:E6

    Mike's van, and where he can park it for the night in Laura's neighborhood, gets in the way of moving their relationship to a higher plane. Sensing the stall, Helen and Phil decide they need to help Mike and Laura move on.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. A Fine Romance Season 3 Episode 1 - Missing
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #5 - Missing

    S3:E1

    Mike is put on the spot when Laura's parents come to meet him and to celebrate Helen's good news. True to form, Mike makes an ""unusual"" first impression.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. A Fine Romance Season 4 Episode 5 - Problems
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Problems

    S4:E5

    Feeling the need to get settled on her own again, Laura goes to the flat she once shared with Mike to clear out her belongings. Mike goes along when she checks out a new flat, but he feels very strongly that it is not right for Laura.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. A Fine Romance Season 4 Episode 7 - Happy Ever After?
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Happy Ever After?

    S4:E7

    Mike and Laura are more stunned than thrilled about their decision, and the fuss Laura's family makes doesn't help. When the farmhouse slips out of their grasp, the old despair seems poised to take over.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. A Fine Romance Season 1 Episode 4 - Unlucky in Love
    7.9/10(44 votes)

    #8 - Unlucky in Love

    S1:E4

    A new romance buds for Laura, but gets nipped when she discovers the attractive man she met on a business trip to Brussels is already over-committed. Mike's work also leads to a romantic disappointment that is coincidentally related to Laura's.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. A Fine Romance Season 1 Episode 5 - How to Avoid Bankruptcy
    7.9/10(39 votes)

    #9 - How to Avoid Bankruptcy

    S1:E5

    When Laura realizes Mike's business is failing, she sets out to help him shore up his capital and his morale. Mike winds up rescuing the business himself without exactly coming up a winner.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. A Fine Romance Season 2 Episode 2 - A Trip to the Dentist
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #10 - A Trip to the Dentist

    S2:E2

    To combat her terror of the dentist, Laura is given sedatives that leave her light-headed and flirtatious. Her behaviour towards Mike results in a comic misunderstanding that threatens to worsen an already awkward situation after Helen asks them to house-sit when she and Phil go to Dieppe

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. A Fine Romance Season 4 Episode 4 - A Weekend Away
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #11 - A Weekend Away

    S4:E4

    Upset about Mike's new girlfriend, Laura goes off to spend the weekend with her parents, hoping they can help her sort out her feelings for Mike. Mike and Elaine quarrel about Laura.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. A Fine Romance Season 2 Episode 4 - The New Secretary
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #12 - The New Secretary

    S2:E4

    Mike gets jealous when a business associate of Laura's appears to have more than business in mind. Helen takes over Mike's office work, but she proves too glamorous for the job.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. A Fine Romance Season 2 Episode 6 - Furniture
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Furniture

    S2:E6

    In the process of furnishing their new shared flat, Mike learns how little faith Laura has in their future together. As Mike and Laura reach a new low in their relationship, Phil and Helen arrive with good news.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. A Fine Romance Season 3 Episode 4 - Business Problems
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Business Problems

    S3:E4

    While Charlie convalesces, Mike struggles to run the business single-handedly but refuses to replace Charlie with someone younger. While lending moral support to her pregnant sister, Laura finds herself thinking about having a family too.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. A Fine Romance Season 1 Episode 3 - The Restaurant
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #15 - The Restaurant

    S1:E3

    Mike is ready to jump at another party invitation, but when Laura refuses to go along he invites her out to dinner instead. His attempts to impress her go over the top when Laura loses a contact lens on the restaurant carpet.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. A Fine Romance Season 3 Episode 5 - Parenthood
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #16 - Parenthood

    S3:E5

    Mike prepares to interview applicants for a new landscaping assistant to replace Charlie. Helen and Phil are setting up a nursery. Laura decides that she too would like a baby, but the problem is Mike doesn't.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. A Fine Romance Season 1 Episode 2 - Different Answers
    7.6/10(50 votes)

    #17 - Different Answers

    S1:E2

    The day after the party, Helen and Phil get conflicting accounts when they check in with the presumed lovebirds. The effort to get their stories straight gives Laura and Mike an excuse for an excursion.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. A Fine Romance Season 2 Episode 3 - Was That a Proposal?
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #18 - Was That a Proposal?

    S2:E3

    Both Helen and Laura announce good news prematurely. Mike thinks he and Laura should buy a larger flat so that they can live more comfortably.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. A Fine Romance Season 2 Episode 5 - Boulogne
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #19 - Boulogne

    S2:E5

    One Sunday, Laura longs for an adventure, but one after another her schemes fall flat. Then Harry arrives and suggests they all go out to dinner - in France.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. A Fine Romance Season 3 Episode 2 - The Hotel
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #20 - The Hotel

    S3:E2

    Mike accompanies Laura on a business trip. When they arrive at the hotel, Laura tells Mike that she has booked their reservation as Mr. and Mrs. Selway.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. A Fine Romance Season 3 Episode 3 - The Dinner Party
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #21 - The Dinner Party

    S3:E3

    Laura's plans for a small dinner party get interrupted when Charlie, Mike's assistant, takes ill and calls on Mike and Laura for help. They frantically prepare dinner between visits to the hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. A Fine Romance Season 4 Episode 3 - Mike's New Girlfriend
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Mike's New Girlfriend

    S4:E3

    Laura decides to approach Mike about getting back some of the money she put into their flat. When she visits him, Laura is astonished to meet Elaine, Mike's sexy new girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. A Fine Romance Season 1 Episode 1 - First Meeting
    7.4/10(62 votes)

    #23 - First Meeting

    S1:E1

    Ambushed once again by Helen and Phil, her matchmaking sister and brother-in-law, Laura escapes from the party after being introduced to Mike. Mike, trying to flee from Laura, chooses the same hiding place.

    Director:James Cellan Jones
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. A Fine Romance Season 3 Episode 6 - Extreme Measures
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #24 - Extreme Measures

    S3:E6

    Laura and Mike are seriously at odds because they disagree about starting a family. After an all-out, soggy confrontation, Laura makes a bold decision.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. A Fine Romance Season 4 Episode 1 - The Telephone Call
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    #25 - The Telephone Call

    S4:E1

    Mike's gardening business is flourishing but he hasn't heard a word from Laura since she fled to Brussels. To escape the attentions of a wealthy Belgian, Laura returns to London, but she can't bring herself to talk to Mike.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Playing Games" is the best rated episode of "A Fine Romance". It scored 8.1/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by James Cellan Jones and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/13/1981. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Helping Hand".