It was made by Thames Television and ran for three series, broadcast from October 1981 to November 1983.

Most episodes were written by the star, Peter Tilbury, who played office worker Philip Roath.

[1] The series was based on the writings about the male menopause by novelist Philip Roth,[2] for which Tilbury also named the main character after.

[3] Philip Roath is a middle-aged and divorced office worker who is highly intelligent, but suffering a midlife crisis, and completely bored with his job.

All three series of It Takes a Worried Man have been released individually on DVD by Network.