Kate (TV series)


Kate is a British drama television series that originally aired on ITV from 6 January 1970 to 29 November 1972, consisting of 38 episodes. It stars Phyllis Calvert in the role of an agony aunt who becomes personally drawn into the problems of the people who send letters to her. It was made by Yorkshire Television.

Plot

An agony aunt named Kate Graham who lives in Chelsea, London, has a job working as a newspaper columnist, in which she gives advice to readers dealing with personal problems. Sometimes, however, she cannot help getting personally drawn into the lives of the people who write to her.

Cast

Episodes

The series ran for 3 series over 38 episodes from 6 January 1970 to 29 November 1972. All 38 episodes produced for the series are fully intact, although the series has never been released on any home media platforms. The whole series is available to watch at the British Film Institute.

Series 1 (1970)

  1. "Dear Monica"
  2. "A Little Learning"
  3. "It's So Peaceful in the Country"
  4. "Anything for a Quiet Life"
  5. "Dance Little Baby, Dance Up High"
  6. "One Good Turn"
  7. "Say It with Flowers"
  8. "A Good Spec"
  9. "The Love of Two Women"
  10. "The Man Who Broke the Rules"
  11. "The King Is Dead"
  12. "Take Over: Round One"
  13. "Take Over: The Verdict"

Series 2 (1971)

  1. "Ideally's a Big Word"
  2. "A Child Is a Gift"
  3. "From a Stranger"
  4. "A Sort of Beauty"
  5. "A Sort of Change"
  6. "That Kind of Love"
  7. "A Good Meddle"
  8. "You Can't Condemn Them All"
  9. "Call Her Sensitive"
  10. "Call Her Serious"
  11. "Good and Proper"
  12. "A Human Weakness"
  13. "The Great Female Rebellion"

Series 3 (1972)

  1. "A Very Long Spoon"
  2. "People Depend on You"
  3. "A Man for All That"
  4. "I Belong to Somebody"
  5. "A Fact of Life"
  6. "Second Time Round"
  7. "A Step in the Right Direction"
  8. "Moonlight and Roses"
  9. "The Woman Behind the Man"
  10. "Accidents Will Happen"
  11. "A Nice Rest"
  12. "Back to Square One"