S01E01 Nativity
It is Christmas time and the day of the school nativity play. Eric's son Brian has a tiny part in it as sheep number six but Eric thinks that even this could prove a landmark...
Stressed Eric
S01E06: Tidy
A Japanese man agrees to work with Eric's company -- but he stipulates everything must be ""clean and tidy."" So Eric leaves it up to Alison to clean the office while he goes home to take care of the rat that crawled up through his drainpipe. But, as usual, Alison spends her day gabbing on the phone... Eric arrives at home to find that the rats have multiplied and the exterminator he's hired is useless. And to make matters worse, Liz shows up with her boyfriend picketing for ""rights for rats."" Meanwhile, Maria takes the children to the amusement park and ends up in a high-speed police chase....
Overview
Eric Feeble is a middle-class divorced father of two who resides in London, England. An average man, with a less than average life, Eric is endlessly at his wits end -- stressed out with his family, coworkers, and his life in general.
Episodes
S01E02 Sex
Although he's supposed to be writing a speech for work, Eric spends his day irritated that everyone else in the world is getting some. But his hopes are lifted when an old college fling calls...
S01E03 Pony
When Eric needs to get £35 to pay the window washer, he is forced to break Claire's piggy bank to get the money. In doing so, he finds her diary and discovers she wants a...
S01E04 Hospital
While rushing off to a job interview, Eric gets his foot run over by a speeding ambulance. So it's off to the hospital where he's told that he's not enough of a priority case to...
S01E05 Potato
Drowning in a sea of debt, Eric desperately seeks to improve his standing with his boss in the last ditch hope of a pay rise. So he volunteers to entertain a troublesome but important client,...
S01E06 Tidy
A Japanese man agrees to work with Eric's company -- but he stipulates everything must be ""clean and tidy."" So Eric leaves it up to Alison to clean the office while he goes home to...
Cast
Doon Mackichan
Alison Steadman
Gordon Kennedy
Mark Heap
Paul Shearer
Rebecca Front
Morwenna Banks
Alexander Armstrong
Geoffrey McGivern
Hank Azaria
