Movies and TV shows like Executive Stress

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Executive Stress (1986)
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Executive Stress (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: sitcom
Plot: workplace, office, husband wife relationship, secret marriage, marriage, middle aged woman, british humour

Most similar movies to Executive Stress

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out sitcom, humorous, realistic and semi serious films and TV series with plots about workplace, husband wife relationship, office, marriage, workplace situations, british humour and couples mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Executive Stress: Lotsa Luck (1973), Agony (1979), The Brady Brides (1981), George and Mildred (1976), 9 to 5 (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Duration: 25 min.
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Duration: 30 min.
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Duration: 30 min.
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Duration: 30 min.
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