 When the show premiered on British television in 1989, it was  advertised by billboards and newspaper ads for "Shane Longman" (the  fictitious merchant bank in the series) featuring profiles of its  "staff": Declan (with a bouquet for Michelle on the ground in front  of him), Jimmy (holding a phone: "If he doesn"t break even, he  breaks his phone."), Hudson (holding both a phone and his baby after  his wife has left him), Sirkka (with a black eye and holding a wine  glass after attacking a man who gave her a bad investment tip), and  Max (fluent in 6 Chinese dialects, he"s carrying a pile of Chinese  take away containers).