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Alex is a talent agent suffering all the sadness and pain of divorce. He’s sleeping on the office sofa and misses his kids. In the office opposite him, fellow talent agent Helen is suffering all the sadness and pain of bereavement (she blames herself for her fiancé’s death).

Deluded Alex believes they are perfect for one another. Helen thinks the opposite – yes, she’s slept with him twice, but there is absolutely no way she is doing it again…

This is a world in which everyone – boss, clients, friends, relatives, accountants and even ex-partners – is as bizarrely dysfunctional as Alex and Helen themselves. As the two talent agents blunder through the repercussions of a couple of nights of casual sex, along with their (many, many) other problems, this dark and poignant comedy follows this on-but-mostly-off romance between two people who might just have a positive future together – if they can shake off their pasts.

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• Stephen Mangan