1979–1982Comedy
Only When I Laugh
Peaks in season 1 (7.2)
Only When I Laugh is an ITV1 sitcom broadcast from 29 October 1979 to 16 December 1982 for four series with seven episodes each, and a Christmas special in 1981. The title is the answer to the question, "Does it hurt?" A naïve middle-class man is admitted to an NHS hospital ward, shared with a working-class layabout and an upper-class hypochondriac. The trio never fail to cause a nuisance for the poor, unsuspecting staff.
Overall
6.8
Votes
1.1K
Episodes
29
Consistency
σ 0.46
Episode heatmap
S1
7.1
7.1
7.6
7.0
7.2
6.9
7.2
S2
7.1
6.0
6.5
6.8
6.8
6.4
6.7
S3
6.3
6.3
6.0
7.0
6.5
6.7
6.2
5.5
S4
6.8
7.1
6.2
6.7
6.7
6.0
7.1
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Season averages
S1S2S3S4
Best
7.6
S1E3
Worst
5.5
S3E8
Trend
falling
slope -0.025
Seasons
4
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