Lytton&#x27;s Diary

Bernard Lloyd

Henry Field

Holly De Jong

Dolly

Colin Farrell

The Deputy Editor

Seasons

Series 1

6 episodes

Premiered Jan 9, 1985

Series 2

6 episodes

Premiered Jan 8, 1986

Episodes

1–6 of 6

Ep 1

Rabid Dingo: Shock Horror

Jan 9, 1985

The editor of The Daily News gossip column has retired, leaving Neville Lytton and his arch-rival Henry Field to compete for the vacancy. When Australian tycoon Wayne Monroe tries to buy the paper, Lytton sets about investigating his past.

Ep 2

Daddy's Girls

Jan 16, 1985

Lytton, the new gossip diary editor of The Daily News, spends the day with his estranged wife, Catherine, and Laura Grey, his girlfriend, is less than pleased. Meanwhile, on the work front, Lytton investigates a merchant banker who disapproves of his daughter's relationship with a record producer, has something in his past that he's trying to hide.

Ep 3

The Lady in the Mask

Jan 23, 1985

Lytton investigates the identity of a masked woman who strips at stage parties. Gambler Lucky Jim Diamond threatens to sue for defamation over an article Lytton has written.

Ep 4

Tricks of the Trade

Jan 30, 1985

Lytton meets his old friend Hamil, who seems to be involved in a shady deal with an MP called Westaway. Soon, Lytton gets involved and falls victim to blackmail.

Ep 5

The Silly Season

Feb 6, 1985

Margot Shelley, a fading film star, has just published her autobiography. However, Lytton is more interested in the memoirs of starlet Solveig Lindstrom.

Ep 6

Come Uppance

Feb 13, 1985