Fear, Stress & Anger

Fear, Stress & Anger is a British sitcom that aired on BBC Two in 2007. Starring Peter Davison and Pippa Haywood, it was written by Michael Aitkens. There is no studio audience or laugh track.

Cast

 * Peter Davison – Martin Chadwick
 * Pippa Haywood – Julie Chadwick
 * Georgia Tennant – Chloe Chadwick
 * Daisy Aitkens – Lucy Chadwick
 * Eileen Essell – Gran
 * Jeff Rawle – Duncan Amis
 * Suzanne Burden – Sarah Amis
 * Katherine Parkinson – Gemma

Plot
Martin Chadwick is a middle-aged (born 1956) advertising executive whose job is downsized, and he is forced to work at home, only having contact with one colleague, Gemma, via a webcam. Meanwhile, the Civil Service career of his wife Julie stagnates and his two twenty-something daughters, Chloe and Lucy, refuse to leave home. Martin's elderly mother appears lost in another world. Martin and Julie's best friends are Duncan Amis, an author, and his wife Sarah who is a television actress. Martin and Julie try new jobs and therapy in order to cope with their life.

Theme tune
Mcfly's cover of the Queen song "Don't Stop Me Now" accompanies the closing credits, while Queen's original accompanies the opening credits.

Trivia: Georgia Tennant is actually the daughter of Peter Davison (and Sandra Dickinson).