Bafta nominated actress maureen lipman stars as jane lucas, author of a problem page in a glossy magazine and radio agony aunt. A huge hit for itv in the late 70's and early 80's , agony lasted for three series, with a sequel made fifteen years later, based on the experience of real life agony aunt anna raeburn, agony trod a thin line of black humour the darkest joke of all being that jane offers solutions to people on a daily basis but can't solve her own personal problems., bafta nominated actress maureen lipman stars as jane lucas, author of a problem page in a glossy magazine and radio agony aunt. A huge hit for itv in the late 70's and early 80's , agony lasted for three series, with a sequel made fifteen years later, based on the experience of real life agony aunt anna raeburn, agony trod a thin line of black humour the darkest joke of all being that jane offers solutions to people on a daily basis but can't solve her own personal problems.special featuresnone listed.