Free agents
| Free Agents | |
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Opening credits title
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Chris Niel |
| Directed by | James Griffiths |
| Starring |
Stephen Mangan Sharon Horgan Anthony Head |
| Composer(s) | David Arnold |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Nira Park Matthew Justice Iain Morris |
| Cinematography | Ben Seresin |
| Editor(s) | Chris Dickens |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Big Talk Productions Bwark Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 13 February – 20 March 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Free Agents (US remake) |
| External links | |
| www |
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Free Agents is a romantic black comedy starring Stephen Mangan, Sharon Horgan and Anthony Head. Originally a pilot for Channel 4 in November 2007, the series began on 13 February 2009. It spawned a short lived US remake, which was cancelled after just 4 episodes aired, although 4 more were later released on Hulu.
Alex Taylor (Mangan) works for CMA, a successful talent agency. Whilst he is grateful for his job, he is currently going through a messy divorce, causing him to become depressed. His boss however, Stephen Cauldwell (Head), is sex-obsessed, cocksure and roguish. Alex later meets Helen Ryan (Horgan), a co-worker who is more successful and herself recovering from a messy relationship, after her boyfriend died months before her wedding.
The series is produced by Big Talk Productions and Bwark Productions and is written by Chris Niel. It was formed as part of Channel 4's 2007 Comedy Showcase along with Plus One and The Kevin Bishop Show, both of which were given their own series. The show was originally entitled Bitter and Twisted. The series started on 13 February and ended on 20 March. Shortly before the final episode aired, Mangan told a reporter that he and the rest of the cast were hoping to make a second series.
It's the morning after the night before, and colleagues Alex and Helen must cope with the aftermath of their drunken one-night stand.
This makes for an interesting day at CMA, the PR firm where the staff are hardly fit to look after their own interests, let alone anyone else's. And this is as true of the charismatic yet sleazy boss, Stephen, as it is of any of his employees.
Alex doggedly stalks Helen around town, trying to get her to be his girlfriend (and give him a place to stay that isn't the office sofa), but she is just not having it.
Although still suffering the emotional fall-out from his divorce, Alex is convinced that Helen is perfect for him. Helen thinks quite the opposite. Yes, she's slept with him once; okay, so it was twice, but there's no way she's going to do it again...
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