Man Down

A deadbeat drama teacher gets a wake-up call when his girlfriend leaves him.

Cast:Greg Davies , Roisin Conaty , Mike Wozniak , Gwyneth Powell , Jeany Spark , Ashley McGuire , Stephanie Cole , Alfie Davis , Madeleine Harris , Isy Suttie , Elliot Levey , Frankie Akhurst , Tony Robinson , Hayden Keeler-Stone , Rik Mayall , Stella Gonet , Maddie Holliday , Geoffrey Sergison

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ It Never Rains

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

Disillusioned school teacher Dan wakes to find he cannot find his trousers and his girl-friend Naomi, tired of his unrealistic attitude to life, in the process of leaving him. After his equally strange father, dressed in a bear suit, has assaulted him, Dan drives to school wearing old track suit bottoms but, when pupil Jason starts his work experience at a tailor's shop, Dan sees the chance to blag himself new trousers and accompanies the boy. However the tailor is not pleased to see that Dan is wearing his mother's panties and chases him out of the shop and down the street.

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S1.E2 ∙ Mad Nobby

Thu, Oct 24, 2013

Desperate to win Naomi back Dan seeks advice from his friends Jo and Brian, who suggest he has his car door fixed by Mad Nobby, though the car ends up worse than when it went into the yard. Back home Dan is the victim of a cruel practical joke played by his father and the neighbours, which results in Mrs Wigmore, his mother's cleaner, going to hospital and Dan being blamed. His final attempt to get back with Naomi involves cooking her a romantic meal but since this consists totally of mince, which he burns, she leaves him.

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S1.E3 ∙ Desperate Dan

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Dan is dismayed to learn that his parents have banned him from attending his niece Lucy's ninth birthday party because he is so juvenile. After a run in with a community support officer he drowns his sorrows with Jo and falls asleep. Woken by his Dad he is annoyed to hear that Naomi is invited to the party and, in order to ingratiate himself with her, collects a huge birthday cake shaped like a horse but his car gets impounded with the cake inside it. To retrieve it he has to face the same officious community support officer but even then its chances of getting home in one piece are slim.

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S1.E4 ∙ Guru

Thu, Nov 7, 2013

Brian insists on introducing Dan to his inspirational guru Dominic but when they meet Dan is more fascinated by the fact that Dominic has a very large bottom. Dominic tells Dan that he is aware of his peculiarity but has never let it get him down and teaches him control in a one-to-one situation. Feeling much more confident Dan visits Naomi to win her back but finds she has another boyfriend.

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S1.E5 ∙ Dad's Past

Thu, Nov 14, 2013

At a parent's evening Dan secures a date with the attractive mother of pupil Dennis though he is out of practice at dating so he asks Brian to go on a dummy run at a local restaurant to show him how to act. Unfortunately in the restaurant he sees the lady with another man - though it is quite platonic - as well as Naomi with her new boyfriend. He ends up making a scene and embarrassing himself so that next morning he is grateful to cleaner Mrs Wigmore for relieving his frustration. Jo, meanwhile, goes all out to publicize a gig by her friend Mickey Two Face.

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S1.E6 ∙ Small Business Awards

Thu, Nov 21, 2013

Dan's friend, financial advisor Brian is nominated for the West Regional Small Business Awards and Dan goes to the presentation with him - wearing an ill-fitting suit donated by his spiteful father and sporting a bad haircut, due to an incompetent barber. His 'plus one' is Jo but she has dressed as a man as Dan did not want Naomi to recognize his date. Brian does not win the award and Dan feels the need to speak up for him - which is ill-judged. It does however win the admiration of Jo though the appearance of some unfriendly faces from Dan's past leads to a custard pie fight.

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S1.E7 ∙ Christmas Special

Tue, Dec 24, 2013

After being pushed into his mother's Christmas tree by his evil father Dan decides to impress head teacher Emma by writing the end of term play 'Scrooge 3000', a musical set in space. He enlists the help of music teacher Frank Field-Williams, a reformed alcoholic, and everything seems to be going well until, on the eve of the production, Frank falls off the wagon and drinks so much it kills him. Disaster looms but happily a replacement pianist comes forward and, amazingly, the show is a hit, putting Dan well and truly into Emma's - albeit platonic - good books.

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S1.E8 ∙ Finding Nesta

Mon, Dec 22, 2014

Dan learns that his late father has left him a flat - provided the legacy is approved by Dan's direct and eccentric aunt Nesta, so Dan takes Jo and Brian to see her on her farm. Nesta sets her nephew tasks to gain her approval and he and Brian almost come to blows as a result, particularly over a runaway turkey. Having delivered a calf Dan gains Nesta's support and the flat but the turkey gets revenge on him.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Perfect Woman

Sun, May 31, 2015

With his father dead Dan now finds his life dominated by his fearsome Aunt Nesta, who comes to stay. Feeling middle-aged and unable to woo colleague Emma he visits a gym where he meets the delightful - and much younger - Lottie, who is happy to be his date. Thanks to Nesta he has unnaturally black dyed hair and his efforts to appear to be a trendy drug dealer fall flat, due to barmaid Jo and his prostate pills. Lottie is understanding but Dan needs a lot more if he can carry on seeing her.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Kindness

Sun, Jun 7, 2015

When a rival teacher delivers a smash-hit school assembly as part of Communities Week, Dan ropes in his drama class and a war veteran in a bit to outdo him. At home, Dan is beginning to regret taking in upset divorcée Brian.

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S2.E3 ∙ Diversity

Sun, Jun 14, 2015

Alarmed by his lack of political correctness, headmistress Miss Lipsey sends Dan on a diversity awareness course. Meanwhile, at the beauty salon Jo comes up with the idea of combining two celebrity looks into one incredible makeover.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ The Phant

Sun, Jun 21, 2015

After an unwelcome appraisal of his teaching ability, fate conspires to put Dan directly into the path of his childhood nemesis. Jo comes up with a new money-making scheme and Brian is desperate to be published in the local paper.

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S2.E5 ∙ Dennis

Sun, Jun 28, 2015

When pupil Dennis's uncle who is his sole guardian is hospitalized Dan volunteers to look after him for a weekend to impress Emma. Dan grudgingly accepts Nesta as the second mandatory adult but takes a reluctant Dennis cycling with him rather than hunting with her and recruits Jo and Brian for an adventure game which Dennis finds extremely boring. However the lad is suitably impressed when they end up accidentally attending a criminal's lavish funeral.

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S2.E6 ∙ The Heath

Sun, Jul 5, 2015

When Dan learns that Jo is going to marry a digger-driving rapper from the "pagan backwater" of The Heath he thinks that it will make him look good by comparison. He plans to use his best man's speech to try and impress Miss Lipsey.