Tommy Saxondale
"Middle-aged pest-controller Tommy Saxondale (Steve Coogan), is the survivor of a hostile divorce, who now lives with his girlfriend Magz, proprietress of the anarchic T-shirt shop "Smash the System". Tommy speaks with an East Midlands accent and occasionally refers to his Nottingham heritage, though he and Magz live in Hertfordshire. An ex Prog Rock roadie, Tommy regards himself as a maverick and a free-thinker and takes every opportunity to impart his wisdom to his young assistant Raymond - most of the time, however, the wisdom he imparts is not quite as sound as he likes to think. In his line of work, as well as Pharaoh ants, mice and occasionally moths, Tommy has to battle with snowboarders, pigeon-loving activists, and people who talk about property prices. Tommy knows his own mind and isn't afraid to speak it; unfortunately, Tommy also has anger management issues, and when those around him don't give him quite the level of respect he feels he deserves, it tends to lead to explosions of temper that a result in a few more visits to the anger management course. Tommy is devoted to his Ford Mustang Mach 1, although drives the much less macho Renault Kangoo for work; a fact that he refuses to let affect his fierce sense of dignity. As he insists, it's not 'Kangaroo', it's 'Kangoo'. Tommy also has issues, as people often remind him throughout the series, that he never toured with Led Zeppelin."
