In a comedy atmosphere, this series follows a young man called Richard who has some bad life as he suffers from psychiatric troubles. His condition becomes better when he joins a group therapy practice. But things turns badly when this therapy collapsed. After that, Richard makes a new form of therapy that runs through the Internet among the patients.
[Hang Ups] had moments of brilliance and moments of breakdown. But with endless scope for celeb cameos, with the likes of David Tennant, Jo Joyner and Paul Ritter still to come, there's plenty of potential.
If sometimes their issues are a little overblown, these brilliant improvised performances bring such a spontaneous authenticity that it's easy to forget you are not spying on a real session. It is also often hilarious.
It's possible to get this kind of comedy right. The brilliant Catastrophe, with Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, has proved that. But so far, Hang Ups has just left us dangling.
Mangan's performance is pitch-perfect, if you ask me, as was Steve Oram's as the Brummie psycho Neil, David Tennant's depressed, people-hating waiter and Grant's po-faced psychotherapist.
