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TV·2005–2005·1 season, 6 episodes·BBC Two·Comedy·30m

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Help is a BBC television comedy series first screened on BBC Two in 2005. Written by and starring Paul Whitehouse and Chris Langham, it concerns a psychotherapist and his therapy sessions with a variety of patients almost all played by Whitehouse.

Cast

Paul WhitehousePaul WhitehouseVariousChris LanghamChris LanghamPeterAlison KingAlison KingRebecca

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2005Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode OneFebruary 27, 2005—
  2. S01E02Episode TwoMarch 6, 2005—A cabbie, an ageing rocker, a TV celebrity and a down-on-his-luck Irish aristocrat are the latest challenges for therapist Peter.
  3. S01E03Episode ThreeMarch 13, 2005—Therapy with Peter is meant to be beneficial, but for Michael it's simply baffling.
  4. S01E04Episode FourMarch 20, 2005—Peter's new client just won't stop talking - could hypnotherapy help?
  5. S01E05Episode FiveMarch 27, 2005—A mind-boggling mathematical conundrum - Fermat's last theorem - threatens to tip an eccentric maths professor over the edge. Will therapist
  6. S01E06Episode SixApril 3, 2005—Therapy is meant to be cathartic, but not always for therapist Peter.

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