Foxy Lady (TV series)

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Foxy Lady
GenreComedy
Written by Geoffrey Lancashire
Directed byRichard Holthouse
Starring Diane Keen
Geoffrey Burridge
Gregor Fisher
Alan David
Patrick Troughton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company Granada Television
Release
Original network ITV
Original release25 October 1982 (1982-10-25) 
29 February 1984 (1984-02-29)

Foxy Lady was a television comedy series made between October 1982 and February 1984 by Granada Television. It was set in the 1960s and revolved around a young female reporter, Daisy Jackson (played by Diane Keen), who worked for a newspaper and encountered sexism from her colleagues.

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