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Season 1
In this innovative series, BBC interviewer Roy Mallard travels the country to talk to ordinary folk. Mallard has little or no skill as an interviewer: he is over-earnest, and after most of his voice-overs, you realize there's something slightly odd about what he's said. He's apt to talk nonsense and is so obviously unattractive there's a running joke that nobody can believe he's married. But we never catch a glimpse of him: in a TV first, the central character of this programme is always out of shot.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Managing Director
    September 19, 1999
    30min
    TV-14
    Roy Mallard travels to Nottingham to spend a day with Peter Wilson, Managing Director of Zenotec - a company fighting to keep afloat in the stimulating environment of Surface Mount Technology. It's a difficult day during which there's a visit from some important Japanese clients and an employee is sacked.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Estate Agent
    September 26, 1999
    28min
    TV-14
    Roy Mallard spends a day with Levick's Estate Agents-a small family firm in Lewes, Sussex. 'It's no surprise that estate agents are so often compared to synchronized swimmers. A glimpse beneath the surface of the underwater lipstick, however, can reveal a different story,' says Roy.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Police Officer
    October 3, 1999
    29min
    TV-14
    Roy follows PC David Knight as he prepares for a 12-hour day on duty. Roy also meets Inspector Mike, who believes technology is no substitute for having a good nose on the job, and Chief Inspector Carpenter, who explains the importance of earning respect in the force, but his dodgy hairdo prevents him from gaining Roy's respect.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Solicitor
    October 10, 1999
    27min
    TV-14
    Roy Mallard goes on an emotional rollercoaster when he visits Broadbent and Broadbent, a small firm of solicitors specialising in matrimonial cases where it's not only coffee that gets spilt in the office...
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  5. S1 E5 - The Photographer
    October 17, 1999
    29min
    TV-14
    Will Rushmore is a Winchester based freelance photographer. He has given up a safe job in town planning to devote himself to his art. Today could be make or break when he goes for an interview at a smart London art gallery. Could this be the start of something big? Roy Mallard is there to find out.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Headteacher
    October 24, 1999
    29min
    TV-14
    Roy Mallard goes back to school to find out about life along the corridors and in the classrooms of King Edward VII Comprehensive School in Ashford, Kent.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
John Morton & Paul Schelesinger
Producers
Paul SchlesingerJon Plowman
Starring
Chris Langham
Studio
BBC
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