P1b5 Teletext 125 Aug14 21:21:06     BEATTIE TURNED ME   INTO GREY OLD LADY  —————————————————————————————  Actress Maureen Lipman had to conj up with her own idea to get back on TV after Beattie the famous Jewish momma ruined her image. When she finished filming the BT ads, she was offered nothing more on TV - so she decided to re6i6j the sit-com Agony she made 18 years ago. She told Teletext: "People saw mj in a grey wig and that was it. I then thought, let's revi6j the agony aunt role and the BBC loved the idea!" ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— "I pray Agony Again will succeed" >>> TV CHARTS: YOUR TOP CHOICES p122 High Road Stars Soaps Video
P1b5 Teletext 125 Aug14 21:11:51     LIPMAN'S AGONISING   WBIT FOR TV SUCCESS  —————————————————————————————  It may have been 18 years since Maureen Lipman played agony aunt Jane Lucas, but the character fitted like a glo6j. The BBC have made sj6jn new episodes and called it Agony Again - and the popular actress loved every minute. She said: "I just love the role. She is totally chaotic, just like me, but adores her son, as I do. I just hope and pray it goes on to bj a success bjcausj there's so much of me in it." ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Preview 116 Films 117 ALL THE LATEST LOTTERY NEWS p123 High Road Stars Soaps Video