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| SERIES 2 - First broadcast 2004 |
Troubleshooter
In a last ditch effort to save his ailing car showroom, Swiss
hires a Troubleshooter, Linda Byron, to try and turn things
around. Linda's ideas, however, are not exactly what
he was expecting, but in order to save face with his bolshy
workforce he has to go along with her ludicrous suggestions
and ridiculous role play scenarios. Linda soon has the whole
business turned upside down, and to make matters worse for
Swiss, his head salesman and right-hand man, Geoff, is seeing
his estranged wife, Ruth, behind his back.
First broadcast: 13th July 2004
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Speed Date
Swiss is a single man, living once again with his mother.
He's been thrown out by his wife who is now having an affair
with his chief salesman, Geoff. So when the opportunity arises
to go speed dating with Miranda and the others, Swiss jumps
at the chance. The event is not a great success, however,
and when, at the end of the evening, Swiss finds himself without
a partner he drunkenly offers to take everyone back to his
place. Like a teenager bringing his mates home after the pub,
Swiss is desperate not to wake his mother, but things rapidly
escalate out of control.
First broadcast: 20th July 2004
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Depression
Things are not great for Swiss Toni, he has had to move into
a smaller showroom, his wife has left him, he's living
with his mother and his business is dying on its arse. In
his depressed state he harbours suicidal thoughts. Geoff persuades
him to see a doctor and get some anti-depressants, but the
drugs tip Swiss over the edge into psychosis. Now he can't
stop shouting at everyone, and a second trip to the doctor
only sends him in the other direction so that he becomes a
useless, mellow marshmallow. He soon begins to swing wildly
between cool and volcanic, but is it possible that he might
be able to shout his way out of his troubles?
First broadcast: 27th July 2004
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Gellward
While Geoff has been away on holiday the showroom has experienced
one of its best months ever, and it's all down to one
customer - Peter Gellward - who has bought several new cars.
But why? What has been drawing him to the showroom? Paul,
Swiss and Miranda all have their own theories and we see the
same events from their different viewpoints as each character
tells their story. But what is the truth, and why has Gellward
kept on coming back? Is he in love with Miranda, in awe of
Swiss Toni, mesmerised by Paul's new sales techniques,
or what? It's only at the end that we find out the truth.
First broadcast: 3rd Aug 2004
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Cable Show
Sasha, a slacker college friend of Miranda's, visits the
showroom and Miranda is horrified to discover that she is
now a TV producer, making awful sadistic reality shows for
cable TV. Sasha has only come to the showroom to check out
Swiss and see if he is as extraordinary as Miranda has made
out. She's in luck - Swiss is even more ridiculous than she
expected and she seduces him into agreeing to host a talk
show for Men and Motors. Sasha thinks she might have discovered
the new David Dickinson or Peter Andre and her plan is to
make a fool of Swiss on live TV. Swiss is blind, however,
and thinks he is finally going to get the chance to share
his views on the world with an adoring public.
First broadcast: 10th Aug 2004
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Pangolin
When the showroom closes for re-wiring it's a chance for
the staff to enjoy a proper weekend off and they all plan
to make the best use of the time. Paul is going to earn some
extra cash decorating Swiss's mother's flat as a
Mother's Day surprise, Ruth is planning a dirty weekend
with Geoff at the sea-side and Swiss is planning a dirty weekend
of his own. We watch he events unravel in three different
flats as the weekend slowly falls apart for all concerned.
First broadcast: 17th Sep 2004
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Mumble Jackets
Miranda's sister, Berni, comes to stay. She has been
kicked out by her husband and now that she's a single
mother she can follow in the footsteps of her idol, JK Rowling
and write a kids fantasy novel. It soon becomes clear however
that she is on the lookout for a new father for her little
boy, Jason.
The three men in the showroom all try to win her over by
pretending to bond with Jason, a most unlovable child, and
we see what a hash each of them would make of being a dad.
First broadcast: 24th Sep 2004
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Fothergill 2000
Swiss is trying out yet another doomed promotion, and this
time he's hired a robot, Fothergill 2000, to attract
customers. Fothergill is controlled by a nerdy obsessive,
Bric-A-Brac Leonard, and, like all of Swiss's ideas,
is totally useless.
When an unhinged customer, Terry, comes in to try and retrieve
a beloved car maliciously sold to the showroom by his estranged
wife, Swiss loses control and ends up being taken hostage.
There's nothing anyone can do, however, as Geoff has taken
Ruth out in the car for a romantic tryst. While everyone waits
for Geoff's return, things go from bad to worse in the showroom
and Terry becomes more and more unstable.
First broadcast: 31st Aug 2004
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