Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 01 | All Downhill From Here | 20030904 | 20160321 (BBC7) 20160322 (BBC7) 20160326 (BBC7) 20181130 (BBC7) 20181201 (BBC7) 20241018 (BBC7) 20241019 (BBC7) |  A group of friends are landed in a situation they're desperate to get out of - on the slopes of a ski resort. Six black comedies by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Nadine - Olivia Colman Clare - Joanna Holden Craig - Mark Maier Paul - Chris Pavlo Enzo - Daniel Maier Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor A group of desperate friends are landed in an unfortunate situation on a ski lift. A group of desperate friends are landed in an unfortunate situation on a ski lift. Stars Olivia Colman. From September 2003. Starring Olivia Colman. Series of six black comedies written by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. A group of desperate friends face peril on a ski lift. |
| 01 | 02 | Stand-up Tragedy | 20030911 | 20160328 (BBC7) 20160329 (BBC7) 20181207 (BBC7) 20181208 (BBC7) 20241025 (BBC7) 20241026 (BBC7) |  Backstage at a comedy club, four comedians are about to discover that life on the circuit isn't always a laugh a minute. In fact we could be heading for a Stand Up Tragedy... Six black comedies by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Bill - Philip Jackson Lynn - Lynne Ferguson Rob - Chris Pavlo Andy - Mark Maier Pietr - Daniel Maier Froggy - Ralph Ineson Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor Backstage at a comedy club, four comics discover life on the circuit isn't all fun. Starring Philip Jackson. Series of six black comedies written by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Backstage at a comedy club, four comics discover life on the circuit isn't all fun. Stars Philip Jackson. From September 2003. Four stage comics discover life on the comedy circuit isn't all fun. |
| 01 | 03 | Sow Cottage | 20030918 | 20160404 (BBC7) 20160405 (BBC7) 20181214 (BBC7) 20181215 (BBC7) 20241101 (BBC7) 20241102 (BBC7) |  The new residents of the village of Little Latchmere are having a bit of trouble fitting in... Six black comedies by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Edward - Andrew Burt Rev Fraction - Duncan Wisbey Adam - Robert Webb Paul - Daniel Maier Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor Before a couple can live in their new home, a spirit needs placating. Before a couple can live in their new home, a spirit needs placating. Stars Robert Webb and Daniel Maier. From September 2003. Starring Robert Webb. |
| 01 | 04 | The Art Class | 20030925 | 20160411 (BBC7) 20160412 (BBC7) 20181221 (BBC7) 20181222 (BBC7) 20241108 (BBC7) 20241109 (BBC7) |  Art tutor Mark is having commitment issues until he meets a model who should be committed... Black comedy set in the art class at a local Adult Education centre - by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Mark - Alex Lowe Moira - Wendy Wason Janice/Elspeth - Tracy-Ann Oberman Donald - Sam Kelly Alan - Roger Sloman Bob - Roger Sloman Peter - Mark Maier Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor An art tutor with commitment issues falls into the clutches of a determined Russian model. An art tutor with commitment issues gets into the clutches of a determined Russian model. An art tutor with commitment issues gets into the clutches of a determined Russian model. Stars Alex Lowe. From September 2003. Local art class tutor Mark is having commitment issues - until he meets a model who should be committed... Starring Alex Lowe. Six black comedies by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. |
| 01 | 05 | A Boy In A Well | 20031002 | 20160418 (BBC7) 20160419 (BBC7) 20181228 (BBC7) 20181229 (BBC7) 20241115 (BBC7) 20241116 (BBC7) |  A local TV news team are desperate for a dramatic story to boost their ratings. Pennine News Network needs a big story to go national and keep them all employed. So when 9-year-old boy falls down a well - will he be trapped long enough for the team to keep their jobs? Black comedy by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Ben - Paul Popplewell Trevor - Chris Pavlo Mrs Pickery - Catherine Tate MacFee - Ralph Ineson Becky - Catherine Shepherd Mike - Paul Copley Stuart - Philip Jackson Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor A local television news team are desperate for a dramatic story to boost their ratings. Pennine News Network needs a big story to go national and keep them all employed. So when 9-a year-old boy falls down a well - will he be trapped there long enough for the team to keep their jobs? A local television news team are desperate for a dramatic story to boost their ratings. With Philip Jackson. From October 2003. Starring Philip Jackson. Six black comedies by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Singer - Daniel Maier A local television news team are desperate for a dramatic story to boost their ratings. Stars Philip Jackson. From October 2003. |
| 01 | 06 LAST | Clem Walder's Way Out | 20031009 | 20160425 (BBC7) 20160426 (BBC7) 20190104 (BBC7) 20190105 (BBC7) 20241122 (BBC7) 20241123 (BBC7) |  With three wives, Clem can't keep up his treble life any longer. How can he escape them all? Black comedy by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Clem - Alex Lowe Keith - Kevin Eldon Paula - Laura Shavin Ben - Tom Price Sarah - Alison Pettitt Jo - Rachel Atkins Producer: Alex Walsh-Taylor With three wives, Clem can't keep up his treble life. How can he escape them all? With three wives, Clem can't keep up his treble life any longer. How can he escape them all? Stars Alex Lowe. From October 2003. Starring Alex Lowe. Six black comedies by Mark Maier and Daniel Maier. Clem can't keep up with having three wives. How can he escape them? |
| 02 | 01 | Throw The Book | 20051220 | 20230711 (BBC7) 20230712 (BBC7) 20250902 (BBC7) 20250903 (BBC7) |  Having got themselves locked in a bookshop overnight, odd couple cons Eddie and Mouse have plenty of time to work out what went horribly wrong with the robbery they have just failed to pull off. With the help of a highly inquisitive and unpredictable security guard, they discover rather more about each other in the process. More one-off comedy dramas written by, and sometimes featuring, Daniel and Mark Maier Eddie - Philip Jackson Mouse - William Ash Sunday - David Webber Feathers - Daniel Maier Producer: Claire Bartlett Locked in a bookshop overnight, a pair of cons have time to learn more about each other. Locked in a bookshop overnight, a pair of cons learn a lot about each other. Stars Philip Jackson and William Ash. From 2005. Eddie and Mouse are an odd couple of cons. They've managed to get themselves locked overnight in a bookshop. So they have plenty of time to work out what went horribly wrong with the robbery they've just failed to pull off. Another series of one-off comedy dramas. Locked in a shop overnight, a pair of cons learn more about each other. |
| 02 | 02 | Hole Lot Of Love | 20051227 | 20230718 (BBC7) 20230719 (BBC7) 20250909 (BBC7) 20250910 (BBC7) | Debs, a 40 year-old, north London nanny is stuck in a rut. On her quest to find love, she agrees to go on a Jewish activity weekend in the Lake District. There, amongst an intriguing mix of like and not so like-minded singletons, Debs finds what she least expected. 160 feet below ground. More one-off comedy dramas written by, and sometimes featuring, Daniel and Mark Maier Debs - Daniela Denby-Ashe Helen - Tracy-Ann Oberman Mrs Levine - Rebecca Front Mrs Levine - Davis de Keyser Janet - Tilly Vosburgh Graham - Steve Furst Michael - David Gillespie Rebecca - Debra Tammer Herb - Steve Jameson Producer: Claire Bartlett 40 year-old nanny Debs is on a quest to find love. Debs, a 40 year-old nanny, is on a quest to find love at a Jewish activity weekend. Stars Daniela Denby-Ashe. From 2005. |
| 02 | 03 | Smarting Up | 20060103 | 20230725 (BBC7) 20230726 (BBC7) 20250916 (BBC7) 20250917 (BBC7) | Frustrated intellectual, Jenny Green, is going nowhere as a staff-writer on the popular, but struggling, TV soap ‘Jesmond Road'. Then one day, she is presented with the opportunity to take out her frustrations on the soap's script - and in the process unwittingly starts a cultural revolution. More one-off comedy dramas written by, and sometimes featuring, Daniel and Mark Maier Jenny - Alice Lowe Callum/Director - Matthew Horne Sam/Reporter - Steve Furst Angela/Old Lady - Jenny Eclair Dr Berringer/Chunky/Cabbie - Jim Barclay Naomi - Angela Lonsdale Tyler/Mike/Newsreader/Karl - Daniel Maier Nick/Quizmaster/Trey - Mark Maier Producer: Claire Bartlett An intellectual writer on a popular TV soap, unwittingly starts a cultural revolution. In the process, she unwittingly starts a cultural revolution... Jenny, an intellectual staff writer on a popular TV soap, unwittingly starts a cultural revolution. Stars Alice Lowe. From 2006. |
| 02 | 04 LAST | Break Out | 20060110 | 20230801 (BBC7) 20230802 (BBC7) 20250923 (BBC7) 20250924 (BBC7) | Marty, Willis, Frank and Jack are locked up in a high security prison, but with no idea why. They have to escape - or suffer unspeakable consequences. But breaking out would be a whole lot easier if Marty wasn't so old, Willis, quite so fat and Jack so much of a trouble maker... More one-off comedy dramas written by, and sometimes featuring, Daniel and Mark Maier Willis ....... Robert Wilfort Marty ....... Philip Jackson Harwood ....... Daniel Maier Danny ....... Mark Maier Frank ....... Colin McFarlane Jack ....... Simon Evans Harris ....... Jim Barclay Terry ....... Alan Davies Producer Claire Bartlett A group of friends have no idea why they are in jail - but they have to get out. What are Marty, Willis, Jack and co doing in prison and how on earth will they ever escape? Stars Philip Jackson. From 2006. |