16th August 2006

Hartswood Films and BBC Two cook up "Fear, Stress & Anger"

Peter Davison (The Last Detective, At Home With The Braithwaites) and Pippa Haywood (Green Wing) star in Fear, Stress & Anger, a new comedy series from Michael Aitkens (Waiting for God) which has just finished filming at Twickenham Film Studios for transmission later this year on BBC TWO.

For years the baby boomers have ruled the world. But now, much to their bewilderment, they find they are past their sell-by dates and being shunted aside by the next generation. And their 20-something children won't leave home. And their ancient parents won't shuffle off the stage. They're stuck in the middle, the sandwich generation. They had it all and they spent it all and now they're screaming as they become the new poor, with the added joys of bad backs, hormone imbalances and fading libidos.

Still very much in love, Martin Chadwick and his wife Julie are panicking as the wheels come off their lives. They try drugs, therapy and new jobs, but Martin's unerring ability to screw up absolutely everything, combined with Julie's rampant neuroses just add to the fear, the stress and the anger.

The series is produced by Sue Vertue and directed by Martin Dennis, the Executive Producer is Beryl Vertue and it is a Hartswood Films production for BBC TWO.

For further information please contact
Anya Noakes, Publicist for Hartswood Films on 020 7483 2005