TV series

Free Agents

2009 · 1 season

A wry, uncomfortable comedy about damaged people fumbling toward each other while their workplace hums with casual cruelty.

Overview: Free Agents is a romantic black comedy starring Stephen Mangan, Sharon Horgan and Anthony Head. Originally a pilot for Channel 4 in November 2007, the series began on 13 February 2009. It spawned a short lived US remake, which was cancelled after just 4 episodes aired, although 4 more were later released on Hulu.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, love, work, identity
Content: Strong sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
work
identity
betrayal
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex strong