The series embodies the story of Thomas Penso, who was badly involved in one of the tracks. Now, it appears that middle manager Thomas Penso has decided to take back the client but feels that he has been completely undermined by his team. Thomas began to find that Bartlett creates the same persecution of bullying in the workplace where he did with betrayal at home before.
On the face of it Sticks and Stones tackles an unusual issue, the bullying of a team leader by his underlings, but there might be more to it than that.
Chiefly, this failed to hit home because all the characters were so damned unlikable. It was like the worst ever extended episode of The Apprentice, if you can shudder to imagine that.
The premise of Sticks and Stones - bullying in the workplace - was top-notch. But in the execution it was a strange combination of being painful to watch yet too slickly over-stylised to be credible.
The trouble is that it really is about middle management and that's dull, unless it's Ricky Gervais. Imagine a dramatised version of The Apprentice, and you'll have a good idea of whether or not it's for you.
