Free Agents: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This new six-part comedy stars Stephen Mangan, Sharon Horgan and Anthony Head.

Alex is a talent agent suffering the emotional fall-out from his divorce. Helen, his fellow agent, has the office next to him and is also in pain; overcome with grief from a recent bereavement. Deluded Alex believes they are perfect for one another. Helen thinks quite the opposite. Yes she's slept with him – twice – but there is absolutely no way she is doing it again...

Free Agents depicts a world in which the agents' boss, their clients, friends, relatives, accountants and even ex-girlfriends are as bizarrely dysfunctional as Alex and Helen themselves. This is a comedy about an on-(mostly)-off, romance between two people who might just have a positive future together if they can shake off their pasts.

Series details

• Title: Free Agents
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2009-02-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2910

Cast and credited roles

• Anthony Head — Stephen
• Sharon Horgan — Helen
• Stephen Mangan — Alex Taylor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-02-13; final listed air date 2009-03-20; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Free Agents 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.