The Job Lot Series 1, Episode 1 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Job centre manager Trish struggles to manage when her nemesis, Angela, returns to work. Her star employee Karl has reached the end of his tether.
Further details
Job centre manager Trish is struggling to manage. She's got a world of work seminar to run, the temp's late and Angela, the most difficult employee in the West Midlands is back - fresh from winning an employment tribunal. She's unmanageable and now, unsackable.
Karl is the only member of staff Trish can rely on, but now even he's reached the end of his tether. Although he spends every day surrounded by people who need a job, he decides to take his chances and quit - until somebody changes his mind...
Notes
This episode was filmed earlier than the rest of the series and acted as the pilot on which ITV decided to order a series.
Broadcast details
Date
Monday 29th April 2013
Time
9:30pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
Sarah Hadland | Trish |
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Russell Tovey | Karl |
Jo Enright | Angela |
Angela Curran | Janette |
Martin Marquez | Paul |
Sophie McShera | Bryony |
Tony Maudsley | Graham |
Tamla Kari | Danielle |
Guest cast
Samuel Anderson | Craig Allen |
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Mark Bagnall | Darren Leigh |
Nigel Boyle | Adam Rogers |
Navin Chowdhry | Sunil Mitesh |
Emma Rigby | Chloe Granger |
Writing team
Claire Downes | Writer |
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Ian Jarvis | Writer |
Stuart Lane | Writer |
Production team
Richard Laxton | Director |
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Hannah Pescod | Producer |
Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
Mark Everson | Editor |
Dick Lunn | Production Designer |
Ian Masterson | Composer |