The Pitch. (British Drama)

By Jeremy Front. Howard wrote some of the great vintage sitcoms, but no one is buying his ideas any more. Then he is offered a new commission - with a catch ...
Director Peter Kavanagh

The comedy is about an ageing writer, endearingly played by Richard Briers, who has turned out a series of successful sitcoms but is running out of ideas. He visits his agent to try out a new one, but The Pitch fails and he is passed on to the agent's assistant, with hilarious consequences.