Stupid Stupid Man -  Appearances Are Everything

Welcome back to the manic offices of Coq! - the men's magazine for today's man.

This second, eight-part series of Stupid Stupid Man - set in the office of a fictional men's magazine called Coq! (French for rooster) - examines the lives of the editorial team comprising four blokes struggling for the right to express their 'blokedom' in an increasingly sensitive society, juxtaposed with strong female characters in senior management, and a P.A. with attitude.

Their contrasting personalities and the conflict between high journalistic ideals and the grubby reality of men's magazines, twists these characters increasingly out of shape.

Office life revolves around Carl Van Dyke (Wayne Hope), a middle-aged editor who would rather work for Time magazine; Carl is trying to maintain journalistic integrity in the fleshy nether world of lingerie shoots.

His team comprises the charming features writer Nick (Matthew Newton); self-doubting advice columnist Dave (Bob Franklin); and the shy but committed copy boy Ross (Chris Leaney). While trying to put out a monthly magazine, the blokes have to contend with their wily and demanding boss Anne (Leah Vandenberg), and Carl's feisty P.A. Tina (Sophie Katinis).

In Appearances Are Everything, Carl appoints a new fashion editor who's rude, arrogant, sexist and disabled. Meanwhile, Nick considers settling down after he starts seeing a blind woman, and Carl gets more than happy gas while visiting the dentist.

Tonight's guest stars are Stephen Curry, Deborah Mailman and Leo Sayer.

Stupid Stupid Man will be repeated on ABC2 - Thursday, October 16 at 8:30pm