A Fine Romance (1989)
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Ray Austin — Director
Episodes 3
School Daze
In London, Louisa is accidentally hit by a car, causing blurred vision that requires glasses which she refuses to wear. The show is filming at an old manor house owned by Michael's old girlfriend, Priscilla, resulting in a jealous Louisa. Adding to it: a rumored ghost, a murdered twin, a body in a closet, and a maid who's taken a shine to the very married Miles
Read MoreShot mostly in Windsor, England, Michael has been invited back to his old school, Dryden, to accept the ""old boy award"". Louisa is the surprised recipient of a mink coat that falls from the sky, pursued thereafter by its owner, a thief who has sown the contents of a bank heist into the lining. Adding to the plot are Michael's disagreeable mother, George trying to get Fergie to appear on the show, and the auction of a baseball card collection that sends Louisa into a mad frenzy of hitting up everyone she knows for enough money to buy it.
Read MoreThis show begins in Madrid, where Louisa goads Michael into trying some candy, which breaks his tooth. A crooked dentist in Spain gives him a crown, adding a smuggled diamond inside. They fly to San Francisco, where Michael is reluctant to go see the dentist recommended to get a permanent crown. This sets up a plot whereby Michael is pursued by agents trying to retrieve the diamond which he is unaware he has. Louisa wants her beloved Corvette back, while Michael is keeping an old model A for a friend. Adding to this episode: George is trying to avoid an old flame, Friday's wanting her lost luggage, and Michael has 'grounded' Louisa until she pays back a debt.
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