Executive Stress: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from October 20, 1986 - December 27, 1988. It stars Penelope Keith as Caroline Fairchild, a middle-aged woman who decides to go back to work. Her husband, Donald, is played by Geoffrey Palmer in the first series. Palmer was unable to return for the second series, so Peter Bowles played Donald in the remaining two series.

Series details

• Title: Executive Stress
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1986-10-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-12-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8738
• IMDb ID: tt0090426
• TVDB ID: 78178

Cast and credited roles

• Penelope Keith — Caroline Fielding
• Geoffrey Palmer — Donald Fairchild (1986)
• Harry Ditson — Edgar
• Elizabeth Counsell — Anthea
• Mark Caven — Anthony
• Peter Bowles — Donald Fairchild (1987-1988)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-10-20; final listed air date 1986-12-01; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1987-09-21; final listed air date 1987-10-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1988-11-22; final listed air date 1988-12-27; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Executive Stress on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.