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    By Christopher William Hill. When US-based advertising company Parabola Media buys out a smaller UK ad agency, disgraced maverick ad man Eliott Thurber is transferred to the new London office. The only problem for Thurber, acrimoniously separated from his English ex-wife, Hannah, is that he hates the UK and its residents. When he arrives, Thurber discovers he is not heading up the London operations and that the head of the company, Esther Finn, has employed his ex-wife, Hannah, in a bid to get rid of him.

    01. Toothpaste. Disgraced American ad man Eliott Thurber is forced to transfer to the new London branch of Parabola Media.
    02. Cat Food. Eliott struggles to promote gourmet cat food for an intensely conservative company.
    03. Schokolade. Eliott finds nothing to laugh about while promoting a German chocolate called Laughing.
    04. Chowder. Eliott, Esther and Hannah battle to promote an American dish to the British palate.
    05. Healthcare. Eliott makes a film to encourage US investment in the NHS, explaining that 'where there's pain, there's gain'.
    06. Face Cream. Eliott and Esther are on the brink of admitting their attraction when a young actress with a father fixation fixes on Eliott.