
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2007 - 2008
- Channels
- BBC Two, BBC Four
- Episodes
- 3 (1 pilot + 1 series)
- Starring
- Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Tom Hollander, Ben Miles, Tim McInnerny, Ruth Wilson, Fenella Woolgar, James Fox and others
- Writer
- James Wood
- Director
- Simon Curtis
- Producer
- Simon Curtis
Hollywood movie star Elizabeth and her English book editor husband, Matt, are a glamorous and successful couple. Or at least they would be, if only either of them could actually get a job.
As it is, Elizabeth is completely adrift in London and Matt has just been made redundant. To top it off, they're both middle-aged, which is nothing short of a deathblow in the ultra-ageist world of showbiz. Try as they might to keep up with all the latest fads and fashions in film and books - such as the Tarantino-esque reinvention of the costume drama, or literature's visionary new genre, the fun, ultra-violent, torture-porn, endurance-horror - Matt and Elizabeth can't help secretly thinking that it's all a load of piffle.
Their old friend and uber-agent Leon Blakely urges them not to lose heart, but at the same time he pours all his efforts into promoting the latest teenage reality TV star rather than helping them out. Matt and Elizabeth cling to each other as tightly as they can as they set out to brave the increasingly hostile world around them. Whatever happens, they've got each other.
The pilot episode was part of the BBC Four Tight Spot strand.
- Part of
- Production company
- Also known as
- Tight Spot: Freezing
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 28th February 2007 on BBC Four
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 22nd February 2008 on BBC Two at 10pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
Website links
- BBC Website
The official web page for the show. Features brief details and a video clip. - IMDb
- Wikipedia

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