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1989 British TV series or programme
The Labours of Erica
Written byRichard Fegen
Andrew Norriss
StarringBrenda Blethyn
Clive Merrison
Geoffrey Davies
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release13 March 1989 (1989-03-13) –
9 April 1990 (1990-04-09)

The Labours of Erica is a British television sitcom starring Brenda Blethyn as self-made businesswoman Erica Parsons. The show was first broadcast between 13 March 1989 and 9 April 1990.

Premise

Businesswoman Erica Parsons finds a list she had made as a young girl of everything she wanted to do before turning 18. Realising she has never done any of them, she resolves to achieve all her aims before her 40th birthday instead. The series premiered on ITV in the United Kingdom at 8:00pm on Monday 13 March 1989 and ran for two series until 9 April 1990.

DVD release

The complete series of The Labours of Erica was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2010.

References

  1. "The errors of comedy..." Liverpool Echo. 20 March 1989. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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