1 9 9 8 (UK)
12 x 30 minute episodes
An Edinburgh-based advertising agency has significantly faded from its 1980s heyday. While their award-winning days are behind them, the agency’s staff – the titular “creatives” – struggle to maintain their artistic integrity and professional relevance while dealing with bizarre clients, mundane campaigns, and failing personal lives.
Ben Gray (Jack Docherty) and Robbie Fraser (Moray Hunter) are the agency’s core creative duo, constantly battling mid-career disillusionment.
Ben’s insanely jealous wife, Tanya (Arabella Weir), is the firm’s secretary.
Lauren Marshall (Pippa Guard) is the agency’s producer, and Rhona Platt (Aislín McGuckin) is the young, blunt new assistant who frequently highlights how out of touch her older colleagues are.
The agency’s world-weary, liquor-loving boss, Charlie Baxter (Roger Allam), often spends meetings asleep.
Charlie Baxter
Roger Allam
Ben Gray
Jack Docherty
Robbie Fraser
Moray Hunter
Rhona Platt
Aislín McGuckin
Tanya Gray
Arabella Weir
Alan
Ricky Callan
Lauren Marshall
Pippa Guard
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