Not Safe for Work
TV Show · Comedy · Drama

`Not Safe for Work' is a comedy-drama following a group of colleagues as they deal with their personal and professional struggles. Zawe Ashton plays Katherine, a civil servant and recent divorcee who is forced to relocate after a series of public sector cuts. Katherine finds herself moving to Northampton to join a dysfunctional workplace that deals with immigration. The office is managed by Danny, a drink and drug abuser who always gets into trouble but is not helped by his troublesome PA, Angela. Jeffries, the head of human resources, is just as lost as the others when the cuts reach her department as well.

2015 · 36m
Starring Zawe Ashton, Samuel Barnett, Tom Weston-Jones
Director Kieron Hawkes, Robbie McKillop

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Jeffries, an experienced Whitehall HR manager, wants to be briefed about an imminent presentation to the minister, but Katherine has to help Danny cover up the fact that his department hasn't done any work for the past two years.
    36 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Jeffries reveals the real reason she's in Northampton is to streamline the department. Meanwhile, Katherine is preoccupied by the anniversary of a traumatic event from her past, and makes a spectacle of herself at her welcome drinks.
    36 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    The minister's aide Martine arrives from London to pile the pressure on the Northampton team. Katherine juggles protecting Danny from himself while actually getting some work done. Meanwhile, a secret link between Martine and Jeffries is revealed.
    37 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    A mysterious tension between Jenny and Nathanial comes to a head as the rest of the team prepare to head to London for the big presentation.
    36 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    In Northampton, Nathaniel attempts to help a disillusioned Jenny come to terms with some bad news. Danny is still missing, and Angela's response is somewhat unconventional.
    36 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    A week after the presentation the department is still awaiting news on its fate. Fearing the worst, Katherine strongly considers her future as a visitor shows up for her in Northampton, turning her world upside down.
    36 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Zawe Ashton
    Actor
  • Samuel Barnett
    Actor
  • Tom Weston-Jones
    Actor
  • Sacha Dhawan
    Actor
  • Jo Hartley
    Angela
  • Anastasia Hille
    Actor
  • Sophie Rundle
    Jenny
  • Sian Brooke
    Martine
  • K‌H
    Kieron Hawkes
    Director
  • R‌M
    Robbie McKillop
    Director
  • A‌B
    Andy Baker
    Producer

About

Not Safe for Work

Comedy

`Not Safe for Work' is a comedy-drama following a group of colleagues as they deal with their personal and professional struggles. Zawe Ashton plays Katherine, a civil servant and recent divorcee who is forced to relocate after a series of public sector cuts. Katherine finds herself moving to Northampton to join a dysfunctional workplace that deals with immigration. The office is managed by Danny, a drink and drug abuser who always gets into trouble but is not helped by his troublesome PA, Angela. Jeffries, the head of human resources, is just as lost as the others when the cuts reach her department as well.

Information

Studio
BBC Studios
Released
2015
Rated
Caution
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2015 Clerkenwell Films

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (AAC)

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