Ended

Lytton's Diary

Created by: Philip Broadley Peter Bowles

7.5 2

1985

30m

2 seasons

ComedyDrama

Lytton's Diary is a 1985–86 British comedy-drama programme created and written by Peter Bowles and Philip Broadley. Produced by Thames Television for ITV, it originated as a single play on the anthology programme Storyboard before expanding into two popular series, known for their mix of glamour, intrigue, and social commentary. Bowles stars as Neville Lytton, a suave and successful Fleet Street gossip columnist for the Daily News. Lytton navigates the world of high-society scandals, political corruption, and personal challenges, balancing his professional life with his love life and his ambition to write a novel.

Seasons

Cast

Bernard Archard

Sylvester Williams

The Deputy Editor

Catherine Lytton

Barbara Kellerman

The News Editor

Deputy Editor Charles

Daniel Moynihan

Michael McKevitt

Michael Fleming

Brian McDermott

Sally the Sistine

Radio Announcer (voice)

Edward Hardwicke

Dominique Barnes

Belinda Phillips

Michael Gothard

Arthur Frobisher

Amanda Bairstow

Isabelle de Montfort

Lawrence Davidson

Police Inspector

Heather Canning

Sales Assistant

Man Leaving Church Service

Solveig Lindstrom

Robert Cartland

Stewart Harwood

Christopher Strauli

Lord Henry Rimmer

Maurice Roëves

Peter Silverleaf

Howard Southern

Jestyn Phillips

Peter Sowerbutts

Elizabeth Counsell

Edward Matthews

Patricia Garwood

Charlotte Alexandra

Valerie von Wolfenberg

Elaine Donnelly

Carla Mendonça

William Hootkins

Geoffrey Hutchings

Sir Arnold Latham

Deborah Appleby

Bogdan Kominowski

Jane West Bakerink

Catriona MacColl

Nathalie Navajo

Valentine Pelka

Richardson Morgan

Christopher Sandford

Reverend Vernon Birch

Charlotte Mitchell

William Roberts

Terence Denville

Arthritic Woman

Philip Sheffield

Wonan at Faith Healer Meeting

Bettina Harkness

Duncan Anderson

Norman Mitchell

Bookshop Customer

Michael Shevelew

Stephen Churchett

Monroe's Manager

Sarah Cresswell

Andrée Bernard