Hang Ups
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2018
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comedy about a therapist who finds himself at a crossroads in life. Stars Stephen Mangan, Katherine Parkinson, Karl Theobald, Jessica Hynes, Richard E. Grant and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
Richard Pitt is a therapist trying to relaunch his career online after the disastrous collapse of his group therapy practice.
We join Richard on the first day of his new venture where working from home is destined to be chaotic when he has his teenage children, his high flying wife, his unconventional parents, his eccentric therapist, his useless best friend Pete and a whole host of extraordinary clients to contend with.
When a disastrous past decision comes back to haunt him is it any wonder his clients are left wondering who needs therapy more...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 8th August 2018
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 35 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 11th August 2018 | 2:10am | C4 |
Cast & crew
| Stephen Mangan | Dr. Richard Pitt |
| Katherine Parkinson | Karen Muller |
| Karl Theobald | Pete Thompson |
| Richard E. Grant | Leonard Conrad |
| Charles Dance | Jeremy Pitt |
| Bebe Cave | Issy Pitt |
| Fionn O'Shea | Ricky Pitt |
| Steve Oram | Neil Quinn |
| Paul Ritter | Werner Lienhard |
| John MacMillan | Adebowale 'Abs' Walters |
| Anjana Vasan | Zahra Alsaadi |
| Kaine Zajaz | Dylan Parkes |
| James Sterndale | Liam Donohoe |
| Tolulope Ogunmefun | Troymaine Samuels |
| Monica Dolan | Alison Jones |
| Sarah Hadland | Fiona Bellingham |
| Lolly Adefope | Angie Henderson |
| Alice Lowe | Celia Cain |
| David Bradley | Frank Ellerby |
| Jo Joyner | Clare Maynard |
| Darren Boyd | David Cobbs |
| Robert Delamere | Writer |
| Stephen Mangan | Writer |
| Louise Delamere | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Neil Gibbons | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Rob Gibbons | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sarah Butcher | Story Editor |
| Robert Delamere | Director |
| Louise Delamere | Producer |
| Kevin Loader | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Mangan | Executive Producer |
| Laura Riseam | Associate Producer |
| Cheyenne Conway | Line Producer |
| Robin Davies | Co-producer |
| Steve Ackroyd | Editor |
| Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
| Julie Harkin | Casting Director |
| Lisa Duncan | Costume Designer |
| Oli Russell | Director of Photography |
| Reena Gohil | Make-up Designer |
| Rael Jones | Composer |
| Chris May | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
When you tell your new boss a dirty joke...
Richard's morning gets off to a stressful start, so why not lighten the tension with a joke?
Featuring: Stephen Mangan (Dr. Richard Pitt), Karl Theobald (Pete Thompson) & Alice Lowe (Celia Cain).
Press
The week in TV: Hang Ups
Co-writer Stephen Mangan heads a stellar cast in Channel 4's new therapy comedy.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 12th August 2018TV reviews: Hang Ups
In TV world, the only profession more troubled than a police detective is a therapist. From the outset, Hang Ups was a tense, nervous headache of a sitcom, a visible pulse in its temple, muscles a neurotic knot.
Victoria Segal, The Times, 12th August 2018Hang Ups, episode 1 review
Real therapists will roll their eyes but this comedy is a wonderfully ribald treat.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 9th August 2018TV review: Hang Ups
So far it is half-excellent, half-nervous breakdown.
James Jackson, The Times, 9th August 2018Hang Ups episode 1 review
With a strong core cast, an impressive roster of guest stars and an interesting style unlike anything else on British television, Hang Ups is an enjoyable watch.
Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 9th August 2018New comedy: 'Cup your genitals and just hold them'
If the jokes are just the right side of inappropriate, so is the form.
Peter Crawley, The Irish Times, 9th August 2018Hang Ups episode 1 review
Stephen Mangan's semi-improvised Channel 4 comedy Hang Ups is a circus of silliness and human pain...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 9th August 2018Hang Ups review: a very funny wake up call
The series is hilarious but sheds light on some serious issues that will hit home for millennials.
Molli Mitchell, The Daily Express, 9th August 2018Stephen Mangan stars in and co-scripts this fast-paced and funny new series about Richard, a put-upon therapist trying to make a new career by carrying out sessions online. Among his clients are a woman whose life and aspirations are defined by Instagram and an aggressive creditor who agrees to take sessions to offset some of Richard's debts. Charles Dance and Richard E Grant co-star, as does The IT Crowd's Katherine Parkinson, as Richard's partner, who is constantly accompanied by a male friend.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 8th August 2018Hang Ups star Stephen Mangan explains his new sitcom
The actor joins his Channel 4 comedy co-creator - and brother-in-law - Robert Delamere to talk through mental health and why they've never argued.
Chris Harvey, Radio Times, 8th August 2018TV: Hang Ups, Channel 4
Boy oh boy that Stephen Mangan has a hell of a work ethic.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th August 2018Hang Ups review
Mangan stars in a remake of Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy and manages the rarest of TV feats: a UK adaptation that's every bit as good as the US original.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 8th August 2018Hang Ups, Channel 4 review
Stephen Mangan's new sitcom is hilarious and off-the-wall.
Elisa Bray, i Newspaper, 8th August 2018Stephen Mangan on writing his first sitcom Hang Ups
"I'll be in therapy for years after this."
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 7th August 2018