Sticks and Stones

Synopsis

After badly bungling a pitch meeting, middle manager Thomas Benson is determined to win back the client but feels undermined by his team. Is someone really out to get him? And can Bartlett create the same paranoid intensity from workplace bullying as he did with a betrayal in the home?

First Air Date: 2019-12-16

Last Air Date: 2019-12-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Mike Bartlett

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Ken Nwosu as Thomas Benson
Ben Miller as Chris Carter
Susannah Fielding as Isobel Jones
Alexandra Roach as Jess Benson
Gwilym Lee as Mark Baxter
Daisy Boo Bradford as Millie Benson
Sean Sagar as Andy Stocks
Ritu Arya as Becky Mills
Debbie Chazen as Natalie
Phoebe Nicholls as Janice Lancing

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2019-12-16)

Sales associate Thomas Benson faints during a presentation pitch, meaning his team doesn't get the contract or the lucrative bonus that would have been coming their way. His life starts to spiral out of control when he feels his colleagues are now out to get him and his work and home life are threatened.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2019-12-17)

Thomas feels under pressure to succeed in all aspects of his life, so arranges three vitally important encounters on the same night. However, his attempt to do too much has terrible consequences, causing his life to spiral even further out of control.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2019-12-18)

Thomas finally opens up to his boss Chris Carter about the bullying he has been subjected to. Carter is sceptical, but Thomas insists on the issue being dealt with that day. Later, the cause of the team's behaviour is laid bare.