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Executive Stress
Executive Stress

Executive Stress

★ 6.0•1986•3 Seasons•ANIME
Comedy

Executive Stress is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1986 to 1988. Produced by Thames Television, it first aired on 20 October 1986. After three series, the last episode aired on 27 December 1988. Written by George Layton, Executive Stress stars Penelope Keith as Caroline Fairchild, a middle-aged woman who decides to go back to work. Her husband, Donald, is played by Geoffrey Palmer in the first series. However, Palmer was unable to return for the second series, so Peter Bowles played Donald in the last two series. Keith and Bowles had previously appeared in together in To the Manor Born.

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Top Cast

Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith

Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham

Timothy Carlton

Timothy Carlton

Donald Pickering

Donald Pickering

Geoffrey Whitehead

Geoffrey Whitehead

Prunella Gee

Prunella Gee

M

Mark Ellis

B

Ben Aris

J

Jo Warne

Episodes

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1. Episode 1

30m

With the children now grown up and at university, Caroline Fairchild thinks it's time to resume her succesful publishing career. Husband Donald isn't so sure...

Aired: 10/20/1986
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2. Episode 2

30m

Starting his new job as Sales and Marketing Director, Donald Fairchild comes face-to-face with his new boss at Oasis Publishing; Caroline

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Aired: 10/27/1986
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3. Episode 3

30m

Donald is beginning to feel the pressure of working alongside Caroline

Aired: 11/3/1986
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4. Episode 4

30m

So far, no-one has worked out that the Editorial Director and the Sales and Marketing Director are in fact husband and wife. Caroline is about to find out that Donald's workplace approach isn't quite as ethical as he would have her believe.

Aired: 11/10/1986
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5. Episode 5

30m

Donald is struggling to keep home and work life separate in the wake of Caroline's highly succesful return to work.

Aired: 11/17/1986
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6. Episode 6

30m

Caroline has a pivotal role in negotiations with a best-selling American author much to Donald's chagrin.

Aired: 11/24/1986
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7. Episode 7

30m

Caroline is basking in the glow of her brilliant career, and finds it all the more satisfying when she sees that her friend Olive is still stuck in a domestic rut.

Aired: 12/1/1986