A London alternative comedy trio – ‘Targett and Technology’ – is going nowhere fast.
Nik Targett (Neil Pearson) is a victim of urban stress and anxiety. His girlfriend, Patti Technology (Caroline Quentin), is the driving force behind the act, struggling to revive Nik’s flagging spirit. Her brother, Victor (Paul Bown), has a tortoise farm in the front room and a social worker boyfriend to contend with.
After performing at a gig in King’s Cross, their equipment is blown up by Indonesian extortionists.
And so the trio become involved in a pyramid-selling scheme called ‘Pathway’ in order to finance their act.
Amongst the gaggle of lost and vulnerable souls, the three achieve great success by using their skills as entertainers, only to eventually discover the sinister purpose behind the Pathway organisation.
While Victor and Patti are bought out by the O’Briens (Brid Brennan and Patrick Drury), Nik is lured even further upline by the sinister Dare brothers (Peter Capaldi and Jack Galloway) and offers he cannot refuse.
Nik’s sister, Fizzy (Clare Higgins), does her best to help Victor and Patti get him out.
Alexei Sayle appears as Nik’s mad neighbour in Kafka Gardens, Melvin Coombes, and Hugh Laurie is Howard Caprice, the charismatic Pathway boss.
The quirky four-part Channel Four series was written by Howard Schuman, the creator of the 1976 ITV series Rock Follies.
Nik Targett
Neil Pearson Patti Technology
Caroline Quentin Victor Technology
Paul Bown Fizzy Targett
Clare Higgins Leon Targett
David Daker Brian O’Brien
Patrick Drury Grace O’Brien
Brid Brennan Melvin Coombes
Alexei Sayle Mrs Coombes
Hilda Fenemore Scott Dare
Peter Capaldi Dan Dare
Jack Galloway PC Jimmy Domingo
Karl Howman Velma
Janet Palmer Camilla du Bois
Angela Bruce Alex du Bois
Clarke Peters Sophie Kleinmann
Linda Polan Trudi Pavlova
Belinda Sinclair Street Loop
Joss Buckley Jim Cooper
Ian Hastings Carol Cooper
Cherith Mellor Tommy Burns
Charles Lawson Howard Caprice
Hugh Laurie Leon Trotsky
Christopher Ryan Raymond Rudran
Nigel Terry Duncan Hey
John Bett Sydney Bankhead
John Burgess Frank Daniels
Robert Hamilton Marilyn Daniels
Judy Liebert John Ford Pasolini
Mark Lewis Mary Miller
Pamela Moiseiwitsch Ingrid Frink
Ann Queensberry Harris Edwards
Jim Sweeney N’Yung Ki
Philip Tan
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