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Admin. Image shows from L to R: Darrel Wadsworth (Chris Hannon), Kenny Graham (Christian Foster), Shelley Benson (Rachel Rae), Asif Khan (Abdullah Afzal), Tania Macguire (Jessica Hall). Image credit: Channel K.

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Sitcom pilot about the misadventures of an admin team at a 'no win no fee' law firm in Manchester. Created by new writer David Isaac

Genre:
Sitcom
Broadcast:
2008  (BBC Three)
Episodes:
1 Pilot
Starring:
Abdullah Afzal, Chris Hannon, Christian Foster, Jessica Hall, Rachel Rae, Neil Fitzmaurice, Sian Reeves, Kulvinder Ghir, Mohammed Rafique, Chereen Buckley, Jarrod Cooke
Writers:
David Isaac
Production:
Channel K
& British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Comedy pilot following the misadventures of the admin team at Manchester-based law firm Fox Carter & Co.

Straight out of school into a job they don't want, Darrel, Kenny, Asif, Shelley and Tania are looked down on by the solicitors they work for. All they want is to kill seven hours a day and earn a bit of cash. Their team leader, Gloria, has been at the company for years. She thinks she runs the place, but in reality she drives everyone mad, particularly Mike the long-suffering Supervising Solicitor.

Darrel wants to be Mike's right hand man; Gloria wants to be his right hand woman. Mike just wants the post to go out on time... dream on!

In the pilot episode a promotion is up for grabs which divides the team. Asif pretends to be a hotshot lawyer to his Dad (when really he's chief photocopier) and Tania reveals she is pregnant - but which of the legal team is the father?

Meanwhile indie kid Kenny scuppers his chances with jazz-loving brief Lee Ann, following an unfortunate altercation with a saxophone.

Our Review: This pilot had a nice idea behind it, however it didn't particularly please the viewers or critics who saw it.