The Bad Mother's Handbook

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The Bad Mother's Handbook
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The Bad Mother's Handbook DVD Cover
Starring Catherine Tate
Anne Reid
Holly Grainger
Robert Pattinson
Theme music composer Mark Russell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producersHugo Heppell
Alison Owen
ProducersHarry Oulton
Sascha Schneider
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesIngenious Broadcasting
Ruby Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release19 February 2007 (2007-02-19)

The Bad Mother's Handbook is a one-off television drama film based on the novel The Bad Mother's Handbook by Kate Long. It was broadcast on ITV on 19 February 2007, starring Catherine Tate, Anne Reid, Holly Grainger and Robert Pattinson. According to BARB, the show received strong viewing figures of 6.09 million. [1]

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Plot

Karen is a mother in her thirties, raising teenaged Charlotte. Karen's mother, Nan, is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Charlotte becomes pregnant by her boyfriend. However, he rejects his fatherly responsibility. As her due date draws near, Charlotte grows closer to her nerdy classmate, Daniel.

Cast

American remake

In 2008, ABC was developing a pilot known as Bad Mother's Handbook to star Alicia Silverstone, Megan Mullally and Alia Shawkat, but it was not picked up. [2]

The DVD Release

The film was released on 24 August 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, weekly viewing summaries". Archived from the original on 12 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
  2. ↑ Amanda MacArthur (21 April 2008). "Alicia Silverstone Starring in Bad Mother's Handbook For ABC".


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