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Best Episodes of The Mistress
Series 2, Episode 3
S2 Ep3
7.0
5th Feb 1987
Having stayed at Maxine's while his wife was away, Luke goes into hospital with appendicitis. Can Maxine make Luke's house look lived in?
Series 2, Episode 2
S2 Ep2
7.0
29th Jan 1987
Maxine decides to end the affair – before Luke phones to say Helen is away for the week. Can she stick to her guns?
Series 2, Episode 1
S2 Ep1
7.0
22nd Jan 1987
Whispering sweet nothings into your true love's ear is an essential birthday treat - but can Maxine look forward to it?
Worst Episodes of The Mistress
Series 1, Episode 1
S1 Ep1
5.7
17th Jan 1985
Felicity Kendal stars as the mistress of Luke, played by Jack Galloway, who is married to Helen, played by Jane Asher.
Series 1, Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.0
24th Jan 1985
It’s clear that nothing will break Luke’s marriage – but is he really enjoying the best of both worlds?
Series 1, Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.0
31st Jan 1985
Luke is on dangerous ground, with both Maxine and Helen feeling they could do with a bit more attention.
The Mistress Episode Guide
Series 1, Episode 1
S1 Ep1
5.7
17th Jan 1985
Felicity Kendal stars as the mistress of Luke, played by Jack Galloway, who is married to Helen, played by Jane Asher.
Series 1, Episode 2
S1 Ep2
7.0
24th Jan 1985
It’s clear that nothing will break Luke’s marriage – but is he really enjoying the best of both worlds?
Series 1, Episode 3
S1 Ep3
7.0
31st Jan 1985
Luke is on dangerous ground, with both Maxine and Helen feeling they could do with a bit more attention.
Series 1, Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.0
7th Feb 1985
Luke is in a turmoil when Maxine threatens to leave.
Series 1, Episode 5
S1 Ep5
7.0
14th Feb 1985
Luke arranges a free Sunday so that he can make things up with Maxine, but she has other ideas.
Series 1, Episode 6
S1 Ep6
7.0
21st Feb 1985
Luke realises that he must fulfil his promise to Maxine and spend a whole weekend with her.
The Mistress is a British sitcom that aired on BBC2 from 1985 to 1987. Starring Felicity Kendal and Jane Asher, it was written by Carla Lane.
The Mistress features Kendal playing Maxine, a young florist who is having an affair with a married man, whose wife was played by Jane Asher. It was disliked by some viewers, who were unhappy at seeing Felicity Kendal, who was best known as the innocent Barbara Good, playing a woman sleeping with someone else's husband.
No network information is available for this show.
The best rated episodes of The Mistress are:
Series 2, Episode 3 S2E3 rated 7.0
Series 2, Episode 2 S2E2 rated 7.0
Series 2, Episode 1 S2E1 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Mistress are:
Series 1, Episode 1 S1E1 rated 5.7
Series 1, Episode 2 S1E2 rated 7.0
Series 1, Episode 3 S1E3 rated 7.0
The first episode of The Mistress aired on January 17, 1985.
The last episode of The Mistress aired on February 26, 1987.
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