Saxondale

Steve Coogan is back with another hysterically funny comic creation. Tom Saxondale has been through the rock and roll mill and lived to tell the tale. He plays fast and loose, shoots from the hip, and tells no lies - he's a true maverick. Tom never took the corporate dollar. He doesn't work for 'the man'; he's his own man. These and other moth-eaten cliches are how Tommy would describe himself. But when Tommy removes his rose-tinted Aviator shades, he can't deny a few basic facts; he was a middle-ranking roadie for 20 years, but for the past ten years he has been at the cutting edge of the pest control industry... in Hertfordshire. After a hostile divorce, Tommy has found his soulmate in Magz, proprietress of an anarchic T-shirt shop. In the course of the series Tommy gets his eyesight improved by a prostitute, has a heart murmur in Halfords, executes a pigeon and experiments with women's make-up.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    June 19, 2006
    29min
    TV-MA
    Ex-roadie-turned-pest-controller Tommy Saxondale is a laid-back guy, but he tends to explode with fury when he's pushed too far. "I love my daughter. I love my Mustang. I love my girlfriend. I love the way Eno can paint a picture with music. I fucking hate my ex-wife," ex-roadie-turned-pest-controller Tommy Saxondale tells his irritating group therapist at his anger management class.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    June 26, 2006
    29min
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    Magz's shop, Smash The System, is censored for displaying obscene material. Tommy fights for the right to uphold civil liberties, and to sell a poster of Prince Charles lighting his farts.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    July 3, 2006
    29min
    TV-MA
    Deggsy, an old roadie mate of Tommy's, comes to stay for a few days. While Tommy has long embraced the calm, suburban life, Deggsy still has a taste for whisky and an eye for the ladies - although these days the awkward question of the ladies' hourly rate has to be addressed.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    July 10, 2006
    29min
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    Tommy's daughter Stevie pays a visit with new boyfriend Matt. Despite his anger-management classes, Tommy finds that Matt raises his volatile mood to yellow alert.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    July 17, 2006
    29min
    TV-MA
    Tommy and Raymond attempt the humane removal of a squirrel from a woman's loft. Tommy's physical ineptitude on the job concerns him, so he goes to the local gym. Reluctant to start at beginner level, he twists a muscle in his neck and has to resort to amateur physiotherapy from girlfriend Magz.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    July 24, 2006
    29min
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    Tommy's Renault Kangoo gets clamped and, in an escalating series of events, he ends up taking on the mighty forces of corporate greed - in the form of Bernard Langley, boss of the new pest control business.
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode 7
    July 31, 2006
    29min
    TV-MA
    Tommy makes a fool of himself at a dinner party, much to the dismay of his girlfriend, Magz. Tommy and Raymond respond to a mouse problem and the client, Janet, takes a shine to Tommy. Tommy is enchanted by her knowledge of cars and her fulsome figure.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Ben Miller
Producers
Steve CooganHenry Normal
Cast
Steve CooganRuth JonesRasmus HardikerMorwena Banks
Studio
BBC
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