Jauni ir ambicingi reporteriai Džonas ir Dženė Groganai abejoja, ar jiems jau laikas turėti vaikų. Dėl to jie persikelia į Floridą, kur nusiperka namą ir įsigyja auksaspalvį retriverį, vardu Marlis. Amžinai besiseilėjantis šunėkas užkrauna tokią atsakomybę, kad jaunieji "tėveliai" labai greitai ima gailėtis savo sprendimo. Žinoma, ne itin nuoširdžiai. Nes šalia visų šunybių Marlis suteikia Dženifer ir Džonui daugybę nuostabių akimirkų.
Agony is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1979 to 1981. It starred Maureen Lipman as a successful agony aunt but whose own personal life and marriage is a disaster. It was written by Len Richmond, Anna Raeburn, Stan Hey and Andrew Nickolds. It was made for the ITV network by LWT. Although a comedy, Agony sometimes dealt with issues that were seen as taboo at the time such as drug use, racism, abortion, interracial relationships, and swinging, and was the first British sitcom to portray a gay couple as non-camp, witty, intelligent and happy people. It also openly mocked the government, the ruling classes, and religion, and occasionally contained dark and dramatic storylines.
