Fear, Stress & Anger
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Peter Davison Pippa Haywood Georgia Moffett Daisy Aitkens |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 5 to date |
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| Producer(s) | Hartswood Films |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 22 February 2007 – |
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Fear, Stress & Anger is a British sitcom starring Peter Davison and Pippa Haywood. It first broadcast on 22 February 2007 on BBC Two, and is written by Michael Aitkens. Unusually for a sitcom there is no studio audience or laugh track.
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[edit] Cast
- Peter Davison - Martin Chadwick
- Pippa Haywood - Julie Chadwick
- Georgia Moffett - Chloe Chadwick
- Daisy Aitkens - Lucy Chadwick
- Eileen Essell - Gran
- Jeff Rawle - Duncan Amis
- Suzanne Burden - Sarah Amis
- Katherine Parkinson - Gemma
[edit] Plot
Martin Chadwick is a middle-aged (born 1956) advertising executive whose job is downsized and he is forced to work at home, only having contact with one colleague, Gemma, via a webcam. Meanwhile the Civil Service career of his wife Julie stagnates and his two twenty-something daughters, Chloe and Lucy refuse to leave home. Martin's elderly mother appears lost in another world. Martin and Julie's best friends are Duncan Amis, an author, and his wife Sarah who is a television actress. Martin and Julie try new jobs and therapy in order to cope with their life.
[edit] Episodes
| Title | Airdate | Overview |
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| The Job List | 22 February | The advertising company Martin works for gives him a new job, which means he has to work at home. He soon gets bored and frustrated while trying to work his way through a list of things to do given to him by Julie, including dealing with the plumbers, the dog Diggy and the car. After visiting his mother at the nursing home, Martin brings her home, to Julie's annoyance. Lucy announces she is going to Iraq to help someone write a book and Duncan and Sarah come round for dinner. |
| Sex and Friends | 1 March | Duncan goes to see Martin and Julie to say he is having marriage problems, and when he gets home he sees Sarah sleeping with his golfing partner Barry. Duncan then changes the locks, and Sarah comes to stay with Martin and Julie in the spare room, Martin having taken Gran back to the nursing home. Sarah's presence soon causes problems all round, so Julie brings Gran back which means Sarah has to go so Gran can have her room back. |
| Stress and Drugs | 8 March | Martin is getting depressed and very stressed, and Sarah suggests to Julie that he take legal drugs, while Duncan suggests he get a new job. Martin then applies for a job at a Christian PR firm. However, before an important interview he takes one of the drugs which effects his behaviour. Meanwhile, Chloe is learning to drive, with Martin as her instructor, but she fails her test. |
| Julie's Interviews | 15 March | Julie has to prepare for an interview to become Head of Planning, and has to try and impress her boss Laura Swanson (played Elizabeth Bennett). However, she does not get the job as she is not qualified enough. Meanwhile, Martin has problems buying tampons and Lucy complains about bank charges. |
| Health and Gran | ||
| Menopause |
[edit] Theme tune
Mcfly's cover of the Queen song "Don't Stop Me Now" accompanies the closing credits, while Queen's original accompanies the opening credits.
