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Life Begins at Forty

6.719782 seasonsTV SeriesComedy

After 17 years of married life, Chris and Katy Bunting are faced with being parents for the first time. The repercussions are only just starting to become apparent.

DirectorGraeme Muir
WriterJan Butlin
ProducersDuncan Wood·Graeme Muir

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Blue for a Girl
Feb 8, 1980
E2
The Open-Plan Plan
Feb 15, 1980
E3
The Good Cause
Feb 22, 1980
E4
Oh, Mistress Mine!
Feb 29, 1980
E5
It Was a Lover and His Lass
Mar 7, 1980
E6
Marriage-Go-Round
Mar 14, 1980
E7
The Christening
Mar 21, 1980

Cast · Directed by Graeme Muir

DNDerek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo
Chris Bunting
RLRosemary Leach
Rosemary Leach
Katy Bunting

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How many seasons are in Life Begins at Forty?

Life Begins at Forty has 2 seasons in total (14 episodes). The series concluded in 1980.

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Is there a Season 3 of Life Begins at Forty?

No — Life Begins at Forty ended after 2 seasons, so there is no Season 3.