| For Maddie with Love | |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | Douglas Watkinson Ben Steed Michael Russell |
| Directed by | Dennis Vance |
| Starring | Nyree Dawn Porter Ian Hendry |
| Theme music composer | Stephen Francis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Reid |
| Producer | Dennis Vance |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | ATV |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | May 1 – November 21, 1980 |
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For Maddie with Love is a 1980 British television drama serial dealing with Maddie's discovery that she has a brain tumour and only a few months to live.
This 48-part (30 minute) daytime serial which was in fact live acting was written by Douglas Watkinson was made by ATV and shown on British television beginning in May 1980. Maddie was played by Nyree Dawn Porter[1] and her husband Malcolm by Ian Hendry.[2] Maddie dies during the series, with the subsequent episodes dealing with the family's loss. The series ran over two years from 1980 to 1981 and was published as a novel in 1980 by NEL books. (ATV lost their licence to broadcast in 1981.) It has never been repeated or remade.
Unusually the setting for the drama looked more like that of a theatre piece. Partial sets were used with only the furniture and background items strictly needed for each scene. (Typical was the conservatory which consisted of a few cane chairs, plants, some dividers and Malcolm's painting of Maddie).
It was given a daytime afternoon slot, one for which it was expected to get a mainly female based following.
As it was never shown during peak viewing times it did not become as well known as it might.
- ^ Nyree Dawn Porter
- ^ Ian Hendry