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Hang Ups

6.9/10
Channel 4 Ended Comedy

1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered September 26, 2017 · Ended September 12, 2018

Hang Ups is a dark comedy about Richard Pitt, a therapist at a crossroads who starts treating patients via webcam. After his regular practice collapses, Pitt's few clients present a catalog of neuroses, phobias, issues, anxieties and psychopathies during heavily improvised therapy sessions. But his greatest challenges are the daily interruptions of a demanding extended family, errant teenagers and his own trouble-filled past.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Wed, Aug 8 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000 35 min
Richard is busy trying to relaunch his career online after the disastrous collapse of his group therapy practice. But it's obvious that working from home is destined to be chaotic.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Aug 15 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
With Karen away on business, Richard is left holding the fort. Family pressures result in Richard enlisting the support of his squabbling siblings Jon and Katherine. New clients Martin and Jane offer some welcome distraction as Neil returns, but this time it is for a gratis therapy session to try and alleviate some of the debt Richard owes him. With people coming at him from all sides with their issues at least he has his own therapist to unload on. But will Leonard come to his rescue?
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Aug 22 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Therapist Richard Pitt is still struggling to cope with his new business and a mounting list of personal problems. Neil continues his therapy sessions and reveals a little too much about his dark past, which leaves Richard fearing for his life. Does the answer to Richard's money troubles lie with new client Terry? And with quality time with his wife, Karen, at a premium, would getting the snip be the answer to all their problems? Richard isn't so sure. Maybe Pete can save Richard's manhood?
E04
Episode 4
Wed, Aug 29 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000 35 min
Richard's mother Maggie has moved in and causes havoc within the family. Meanwhile Richard's therapist, Leonard, brings his own crisis to work. Just when things couldn't get any worse for client Jane Ross, she receives a terrible piece of news - this time is it Richard's fault?
E05
Episode 5
Wed, Sep 5 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000 35 min
Richard struggles to keep his therapy business running and arrange Ricky's birthday party. The ongoing threat from Neil forces Richard to increase surveillance in the family home.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Sep 12 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000 35 min
Mounting pressure from Neil forces Richard to make big decisions without Karen's knowledge. Meanwhile, Maggie's gone missing and clients are unexpectedly turning up on the doorstep.

Cast

Stephen Mangan
Stephen Mangan as Richard Pitt
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Parkinson as Karen Muller
Karl Theobald
Karl Theobald as Pete Thompson
Bebe Cave
Bebe Cave as Issy Pitt
Fionn O'Shea
Fionn O'Shea as Ricky Pitt
Steve Oram
Steve Oram as Neil Quinn
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant as Leonard Conrad
James Sterndale as Liam Donohoe
Anjana Vasan
Anjana Vasan as Zahra Alsaadi
Kaine Zajaz
Kaine Zajaz as Dylan Parks
Javier Marzan as Jose Duran
John Macmillan
John Macmillan as Adebowale "Abs" Walters
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