Rubbish

Comedy series by Tony Bagley about Martin Christmas - local government officer, cynic and manic depressive.

Series 1
01. Diversity. Martin is in search for inner peace but is held back by his yearly visit to the diversity workshop. He has to come up with slogans for a 'Rubbish Bus' and is plagued by Pagans in the Youth and Leisure Department trying to recruit him. Then to top it all, he keeps seeing the image of a bloke with a metal plate in his jaw.
02. Whistleblower. Martin Christmas is reporter Adam Monk's local government whistleblower, so he's horrified to learn of the existence of a rival mystery whistleblower - a whistleblower who has told Adam that it was none other than Martin who ordered the notorious 'Dalek of Death' compost bins. Suddenly local government is a very threatening place.
03. Excited. Martin gets excited at work and disgusted at himself, so he's persuaded by his new neighbours, Naomi and David, to take control of his own life. But taking control of your own life is harder than it looks, especially when it involves scaling the firefighter's climbing tower - naked.
04. Chilling. Martin is horrified to hear that certain individuals are doing despicable things to council waste bins.
05. Rage. Martin is dragged along to Life Editing by its course tutor and on-off girlfriend Sarah. The one thing that would improve his life, he decides, would be being able to say no. But this doesn't mean that people won't carry on saying no to him.
06. Outsourcing. Martin's boss Roger is suspended after his computer is taken away following a world-wide sting operation by the FBI. Martin finds himself acting head of Waste & Recycling, and when he meets the outsourcing partner from hell, begins to realise he?s in over his head.

Series 2
01. Insomnia. Martin takes on a new boss who delights in winding him up and a cat that keeps him awake all night.
02. Liar. Martin's patience is tested as he tries to get to grips with the latest office fad in which excuses for being late have to entertain rather than be tediously truthful.
03. Rant. Martin foolishly agrees to join his former girlfriend Sarah and her current boyfriend Scott on a sponsored walk to Bronte Country. Will he be able to keep his frequent outbursts and rants to a minimum, or will having an audience for the weekend only encourage him?
04. Surveillance. While testing out his latest initiative, a tannoy system that works in conjunction with the CCTV system, Martin becomes its next victim. Will he be able to clear his name?
05. Couples. Martin has turned into some kind of agony aunt and he is less than happy about it.
06. Phobic. Unable to look at his own reflection in a mirror, Martin enlists local artist Dan to help him with his phobia before it's too late.