The Bad Mother's Handbook
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| The Bad Mother's Handbook | |
|---|---|
 The Bad Mother's Handbook DVD Cover | |
| Starring | Catherine Tate Anne Reid Holly Grainger Robert Pattinson |
| Theme music composer | Mark Russell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Hugo Heppell Alison Owen |
| Producers | Harry Oulton Sascha Schneider |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Ingenious Broadcasting Ruby Television |
| Distributor | All3Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 19 February 2007 |
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]
Plot[]
Karen (Catherine Tate) is a mother in her thirties, raising teenaged Charlotte (Holly Grainger). Karen's mother Nan (Anne Reid) is suffering from Alzheimer's.
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 British version, starring Catherine Tate, was released on 24 August 2010.
References[]
- ^ "Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, weekly viewing summaries".
- ^ Amanda MacArthur (21 April 2008). "Alicia Silverstone Starring in Bad Mother's Handbook For ABC".
External links[]
Categories:
- 2007 television films
- 2007 films
- British television films
- ITV television dramas
- Works about adoption
- British pregnancy films
- British films
- Television series by All3Media
- English-language films
- Films set in England