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Respectable
- TV sitcom
- Channel 5 / Comedy Central
- 2006
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comedy set in a brothel run by a chain-smoking granny who's seen it all. Shy Michael stumbles in one day and falls for the sweet and innocent Hayley. Stars Justin Edwards, Jodi Albert, Cordelia Bugeja, Helen Modern, Beatrice Kelley and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6
Further details
When Michael visits Hayley at the brothel, she has a nasty surprise for him: her jailbird father is out of jail and he wants her to move to London, where he has a job lined up for her. Michael is gutted but tries to be supportive, giving her some interview tips and offers to create a CV for her. Acceptable extracurricular activities are thin on the ground, though: "Did you do the Duke of Edinburgh?", "God no - he's well old!".
When Michael receives a postcard from Hayley saying she is working at the Sanderson Hotel, he knows he must see her. Luckily a Japanese buisness contact is arriving in London, so he tells Pippa he has a business meeting. When the two men arrive at the hotel, it is considerably less classy than he had hoped. To his horror, Michael realises his contact actually plans to work - and he is soon mired in a worldwide conference call and way out of his depth! Panicking, he downs three bottles of 'Shampagne' and excuses himself to find Hayley - who the scary-looking barman tells him has "just finished working"... Within seconds, it is obvious that while Hayley may be wearing a maid's outfit, she's not doing much cleaning - her dad is pimping her out for £1,000 a time.
Emboldened by the booze, Michael tells Hayley he loves her, and for the first time he wants to make love to her. Unfortunately for the pair, Hayley's "downtime" is nearly up: "I've got to wrap a Sheikh in clingfilm!". Can Hayley's "superhero" rescue her from her hellish situation? Waiting outside the door are Hayley's dad and the barman, who proceed to sting him for several grand. His randy Japanese contact didn't mind waiting though... and is now giving his colleagues the videoconference of their lives! Will Michael be leaving London alone - and does he still have a marriage to return to?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 4th October 2006
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- Channel 5
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Justin Edwards | Michael |
Jodi Albert | Hayley |
Cordelia Bugeja | Kate |
Helen Modern | Naomi |
Beatrice Kelley | Maureen |
Helen Grace | Pippa |
Barunka O'Shaughnessy | Yelena |
Nick Holder | Barry |
Liam Noble | Hayley's Dad |
Junix Inocian | Mr. Nokajima |
George Rossi | Eddie |
Shaun Pye | Writer |
Harry Thompson | Writer |
Dominic Brigstocke | Director |
Shaun Pye | Producer |
Daisy Goodwin | Executive Producer |
Nick Mortimer | Line Producer |
Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
Steve Groves | Production Designer |
Sarah Crowe | Casting Director |
Claire Finlay-Thompson (as Claire Finlay) | Costume Designer |
Andy Hollis | Director of Photography |
Sarah Grispo | Make-up Designer |
Charlie Leech | 1st Assistant Director |