6.8 /10 1 Votes
4.7/10 TV Directed by Alan Tarrant Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 19 Final episode date 20 November 1983 Network Channel 4 | 8.9/10 IMDb Created by Peter Tilbury Starring Peter Tilbury No. of series 3 First episode date 27 October 1981 Program creator Peter Tilbury Number of episodes 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Peter Tilbury, Sue Holderness, Nicholas Le Prevost Similar Rod - Jane and Freddy, Elvira's Movie Macabre, End of Part One, Dear John, After Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It takes a worried man the complete first series
It Takes a Worried Man is a British TV sitcom. It was made by Thames Television and ran for three series, broadcast from October 1981 to November 1983. The first two series were broadcast on the ITV network, and the third and final series on Channel 4. Most episodes were written by the star, Peter Tilbury, who played office worker Philip Roath. The title comes from a line in the folk song Worried Man Blues.
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Premise
Philip Roath is a middle-aged and divorced office worker who is highly intelligent, but suffering a midlife crisis, and completely bored with his job. He is never seen doing any actual work, just conversing with his colleagues about his boredom and frustrations with life. His boss suspects that Philip does little work, but is powerless to prove it or to do anything about it. Philip is also seen in psychoanalysis sessions with his analyst, Simon, who has worse emotional issues than Philip does.
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DVD release
All three series of It Takes a Worried Man have been released individually on DVD, with a complete series set to follow.