The trials and tribulations of David, a world-weary thirty-something trying to make sense of his complicated life. David shares his flat with his lodger, Ethan, an American personal trainer. His friend and neighbour Lord Peter Harrington is an aristocrat who's upset about losing his seat in the House of Lords. His son, who David thinks might be gay, lives with his ex-wife Sian. David now fancies his Slovenian cleaning lady, Eva, who wants to marry him so that she can stay in Britain.
WritersPeter Bradshaw, David Baddiel
Pilot
Jan 1, 2001
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Hypnotherapy
Jan 14, 2001
David attempts to hypnotise himself into tolerating his new girlfriend's irritating mannerisms; meanwhile, next door, Peter infuriates everyone by taking up pipe smoking.
Dead Grandma
Jan 21, 2001
David has to attend his grandma's funeral, where his family is traumatised by seeing her in an open coffin.
The Skip
Jan 28, 2001
David, Ethan, and Peter attempt to dump some rubbish in an uptight neighbour's skip, while Eva puts the immigration inspectors off the scent by posing as a conceptual artist.
Huffa
Feb 4, 2001
David is terrorised in the gym steam room by an obese man who stands too near while huffing and slapping himself; Peter is annoyed that the Club Biscuit kitchen staff won't serve him a rare burger.
Hair Today
Feb 11, 2001
Peter is taunted about his haircut; Eva intends to return to Slovenia, leaving David to hunt for a new cleaner.
Transference
Feb 18, 2001
Peter falls for a lifestyle journalist who writes about his shortcomings every week in her column. Meanwhile, Eva, desperate for a residency permit, offers Ethan 2,000 pounds to marry her.
Nut Allergy
Feb 25, 2001
David meets a beautiful woman at an allergy clinic, and Ethan tries to persuade the others to join him in a Thanksgiving dinner.
In the Valley of the Blind
Mar 4, 2001
Peter, who is blind in one eye, starts going out with a woman who is phobic about blind people, and Eva's mother wants to come and stay.
Calligrula
Mar 12, 2001
After a confusing incident in the toilets, Club Biscuit has to employ a Drugs Tsar and Josh is named the successor of the King of Calligraphy.
Dream Home
Mar 19, 2001
Someone is using the phone at one of David's building sites for immoral purposes, and Ethan suspects that his girlfriend may be a transsexual.
Inventions Now
Mar 26, 2001
No description available.
En Suite
Apr 2, 2001
Gail Porter refuses to stay over with Ethan because he doesn't have an en-suite bathroom; Eva decides to testify against her former lover, now on trial for mass murder; and rumours about Peter abound, following his misguided decision to grow a moustache.
Religious Uncertainty
Apr 9, 2001
After discovering that he is adopted, David begins to contemplate the possibility that he may be Jewish; Eva's sister turns out to be an idiot savant; and Club Biscuit holds its first pub quiz.
