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Free Agents
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2007 - 2009
- 7 episodes (1 series)
A dark and poignant romantic sitcom following a 'will they, won't they' couple. Stars Stephen Mangan, Sharon Horgan and Anthony Head. Stars Stephen Mangan, Sharon Horgan, Anthony Head, Matthew Holness, Sara Pascoe and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
Talent agent Alex, going through a painful divorce, and his colleague Helen, recently bereaved after the death of her fiancé, have a one-night stand that ends in tears. His tears, not hers. Alex views this unfortunate experience as a perfectly good basis for a long-term relationship. Helen doesn't...
Next morning they go to work, at the successful and glamorous talent agency CMA, a kind of emotional-casualty-ward where everyone - especially Stephen, their charismatic sex-pest of a boss - is as screwed up as Alex and Helen.
As their working day progresses, Alex doggedly stalks Helen around Soho trying to get her to be his girlfriend. Alex, homeless, returns to CMA to spend another night on his office sofa, while Helen heads to the off-licence to pick up supplies for the evening's binge-drinking.
So by the time Alex shows up uninvited on her doorstep, her cabernet-sauvignon goggles are firmly on, and their one-night-stand quickly becomes a two-night-stand, maybe even more. That is until Alex, missing his kids, repeats his crying-after-sex-trick, and once again all bets are off...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 13th February 2009
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Stephen Mangan | Alex Taylor |
Sharon Horgan | Helen Ryan |
Anthony Head | Stephen Caudwell |
Matthew Holness | Dan Mackey |
Sara Pascoe | Emma Phillips |
Georgia King | Jodie (Actress) |
Jonah Lees | Alex's Son |
Noah Marullo | Alex's Son |
Chris Niel | Writer |
James Griffiths | Director |
Nira Park | Producer |
Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
Iain Morris | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Amos | Editor |
Dick Lunn | Production Designer |
David Arnold | Composer |