
Stressed Eric
The day-to-day life of 40-year-old Eric Feeble, an perennial London town loser who’s wife has divorced him to pursue her dream of self discovery; leaving Eric alone to take care of the two kids: his bright but hyper-allergic to everything six-year-old daughter, and autistic nine-year-old son. The Portuguese au pair, Maria is hopeless and unreliable, suffering from drunkenness and eating disorders.
Also Eric’s menial job in the data department is hampered by his self-centered secretary, who uses the phone to talk to her friends, arrives late and leaves early; his loudmouth blowhard of a boss constantly makes it known that he doesn't think much of Eric. From trying to attend school fates, entertaining important company clients, a crippling mortgage over his head and the snobbish Perfect family that live in virtual luxury next door; it seems to Eric that the whole world is against him and with his high blood pressure he just isn’t able to cope.
| Hank Azaria | ... Eric Feeble |
| Mark Heap | ... Eric Feeble |
| Morwenna Banks | ... Claire Feeble, Heather Perfect |
| Rebecca Front | ... Liz |
| Doon Mackichan | ... Maria, Alison |
| Geoffrey McGivern | ... Paul Power |
| Paul Shearer | ... Doc |
| Alison Steadman | ... Mrs. Perfect |
The downbeat, immensely bleak nature of the series (Eric is never allowed a single victory in any of the episodes) was at odds with the American sitcom model and the show was cancelled there after just 3 episodes, the BBC shown the first series in it entirely and even commissioned a second series.
When NBC brought the rights to broadcast the show in the US they dubbed over and Americanized the voice of Eric, giving him an American accent in place of his original, London middle class one. Eric was changed into an American who had immigrated to London England, got married, had kids, divorced and had ended up stuck in England due to his woeful finances: while finding it incredibly stressful to live there.
| Stressed Eric - Story so Far -- Offical website of the series, information on episodes and characters. Parts of website, including new index page require Flash (link is to old html index page). |




