''Hello Ladies'' is an American sitcom created by Stephen Merchant,

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, and Gene Stupnitsky. It stars Merchant as an Englishman looking for love in modern

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. The series premiered on the American network HBO on September 29, 2013. On January 23, 2014, HBO canceled the series; however, the series was concluded with a feature-length special, which aired on November 22, 2014. ''Hello Ladies'' was adapted from Merchant's stand-up show of the same name. The show's title comes from the catchphrase Stuart uses at least once per episode.

Premise

Stuart "Hello Ladies" Pritchard is a socially inept

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living in

with the intent of finding the woman of his dreams. However, the unlucky Stuart keeps falling into situations that, more often than not, have him embarrassing himself in front of women. Those along for the ride include his best friend Wade, who is trying to cope with life as a

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again after he and his wife separate and Jessica, an aspiring actress-screenwriter living in Stuart's guest-house.

Cast

* Stephen Merchant as Stuart Pritchard * Christine Woods as Jessica Vanderhoff * Nate Torrence as Wade Bailey * Kevin Weisman as Kives * Kyle Mooney as Rory Guest stars included

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, David Hornsby,

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, Jenny Slate, Lindsey Broad, Carly Craig, Eddie Pepitone, Lucy Punch, Marc Evan Jackson, Sean Wing and Sarah Wright.

Episodes

Season 1 (2013)

The Movie (2014)

Music

The opening theme music is " Alone Too Long" by

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. Credits music for each episode differs:

Season 1 (2013)

* Episode 1: " Kiss You All Over" by Exile * Episode 2: "Look Who's Lonely Now" by Bill LaBounty * Episode 3: " You Belong to the City" by Glenn Frey * Episode 4: "

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" by Al Stewart * Episode 5: " The Guitar Man" by Bread * Episode 6: "Get It Right Next Time" by Gerry Rafferty * Episode 7: "

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" by Roxy Music * Episode 8: " Marriage Bureau Rendezvous" by 10cc

Hello Ladies: The Movie (2014)

*" Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station, "

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" by

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, " Sussudio" by

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, "Days Gone Down" by Gerry Rafferty

Home media

"Hello Ladies: The Complete Series and the Movie" was released on DVD on May 26, 2015, which includes deleted scenes and making-of featurette. The complete collection is available in HD via iTunes and

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, though no Blu-ray release has been announced. The series also are available on HBO Max in United States, Latin America and Europe.

References

External links

* * * * {{Stephen Merchant 2010s American single-camera sitcoms 2013 American television series debuts 2014 American television series endings English-language television shows HBO original programming Television series by ABC Studios Television series by Home Box Office Television shows set in Los Angeles 2010s American sex comedy television series Television series created by Stephen Merchant