Clocked

Picture a depressed human, very dejected, at a bar. This individual starts the age old discussion* with the barman about how life's a bummer and nothing goes to plan. As the programme proceeds, this human is shown to be unearthly and is in fact Death, with the capital D and has slowly become lousy at his job.He can get to work on time, make the call but humans step in, science steps in and the souls don't leave.The series discusses the ways and hows of death in modern life, with flashbacks into past centuries of how this particular Death had a bit of an easier job.

The other major character is a genius level hospital lab technician that has a partial, messed up, near death and can now see and communicate with Death. This character, through random and but not deliberate acts, helps Death try and complete the assignments. The show is a win or lose scenario. The viewer doesn't know if death is going to succeed or not. The rug can be pulled out from the viewer with twists a plenty or there can be shock success. The lab technician eventually becomes under investigation from Police involved with a death that doesn't add up, Death being seen is causing problems.

Over the course of the series, it comes to light that another unearthly entity, inspires science and technological development and in the act, devolves. This regression is highly sort after by the entity (Imagine a future Dr Manhattan trying to revert to a random animistic Mr Hyde). The problem Death has, is some new developments cause a welcoming case load, where others are a blunting of the sickle. It is a fine line this Death has, in steering this entities actions for the maintenance of the circle of human life.

Born to live, love, get angry, cry and die. But we just never know when.

*Actually, each program could start or contain a bar conversation of pertinent facts on a current happening or some of the big questions, at different bars (breakfast included) with varying wAIt staff or patrons.