Only When I Laugh ( TV series ) - wikipedia Only When I Laugh ( TV series ) Only When I Laugh Genre Sitcom Written by Eric Chappell Directed by Vernon Lawrence Graeme Muir Starring James Bolam Peter Bowles Christopher Strauli Richard Wilson Derrick Branche Theme music composer Ken Jones Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 29 ( list of episodes ) Production Producer ( s ) Vernon Lawrence Editor ( s ) Phil Cooke Keith Coppock Jim Molyneux Trevor Pugh Stuart Quarmby Lance Tattersall Running time 30 minutes Production company ( s ) Yorkshire Television Release Original network ITV Picture format 4 : 3 Original release 29 October 1979 ( 1979 - 10 - 29 ) -- 16 December 1982 ( 1982 - 12 - 16 ) Only When I Laugh is a British television sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for ITV. It aired between 29 October 1979 and 16 December 1982 and was set in the ward of a NHS hospital. The title is in response to the question, `` Does it hurt ? '' It starred James Bolam, Peter Bowles, and Christopher Strauli as patients Roy Figgis, Archie Glover, and Norman Binns. Mr. Gordon Thorpe, their consultant surgeon, was played by Richard Wilson ; and Gupte, the staff nurse from Delhi, was played by Derrick Branche. The show was one of many successes for writer Eric Chappell, and has been repeated on ITV3 since 2007. Contents 1 Reception 2 Cast 3 Episodes 4 DVD release 5 References 6 External links Reception In a discussion of Eric Chappell 's work in The Guinness Book of Classic British TV, Only When I Laugh was described as `` intermittently rewarding ''. Cast James Bolam as Roy Figgis Peter Bowles as Archie Glover Christopher Strauli as Norman Binns Richard Wilson as Gordon Thorpe Derrick Branche as Gupte Guest appearances have been made by Gwen Taylor, John Quayle ( actor ), Neil McCarthy, Patrick Troughton, Moira Lister, Pat Ashton, Neil Connery, Pamela Cundell, Brenda Cowling, Reginald Marsh, Rosalind Ayres, Ann Beach, Mary Tamm, Karl Howman, Isla Blair, Ronnie Stevens, Stephen Greif, Diane Bull, Robert Gillespie and Frank Middlemass. Episodes Main article : List of Only When I Laugh episodes 29 episodes were broadcast over four series including a Christmas special. DVD release In region 2 all four series of Only When I Laugh have been released on DVD by Network, and a complete series box set has also been released. In region 1 series 1 & 2 have been released in individual DVDs ( now discontinued ). A complete 5 disc box set was released on 10 March 2009. Region 4 has only released the complete series box set. DVD Title No. of Discs Year Episodes DVD release Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Complete Series 1 1979 7 23 September 2003 8 July 2006 -- Complete Series 2 1980 7 16 September 2003 15 November 2007 -- Complete Series 3 1981 8 -- 21 July 2008 -- Complete Series 4 1982 7 -- 15 September 2008 -- Complete Series 1 -- 4 1979 -- 1982 29 10 March 2009 15 September 2008 12 April 2008 References Jump up ^ The Guinness Book of Classic British TV, by Paul Cornell, Martin Day and Keith Topping, Second Edition. Guinness Publishing Ltd., 1996 ISBN 0851126286 ( p. 67 ). Jump up ^ News on `` Only When I Laugh '' DVD release Archived 1 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. External links Only When I Laugh on IMDb Only When I Laugh at British Comedy Guide Only When I Laugh at TV.com The works of Eric Chappell Sitcoms The Squirrels ( 1974 -- 77 ) Rising Damp ( 1974 -- 78 ) Only When I Laugh ( 1979 -- 82 ) Misfits ( 1981 ) The Bounder ( 1982 -- 83 ) Duty Free ( 1984 -- 86 ) Singles ( 1984 -- 91 ) Home to Roost ( 1985 -- 90 ) You Again ? ( 1986 -- 87 ) Haggard ( 1990 -- 92 ) Fiddlers Three ( 1991 ) Other Natural Causes ( play ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Only_When_I_Laugh_(TV_series)&oldid=843150622 '' Categories : 1979 British television programme debuts 1982 British television programme endings 1970s British sitcoms 1980s British sitcoms English - language television programs ITV sitcoms Television series by Yorkshire Television Television shows set in Yorkshire Television series by ITV Studios Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use dmy dates from May 2014 Use British English from May 2014 Pages using infobox television with editor parameter All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2015 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 27 May 2018, at 06 : 47. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played gupta in only when i laugh
Answer: Derrick Branche