Holding the Baby (British TV series)

Holding the Baby
GenreSitcom
Created byDominic Minghella
Mark Wadlow
StarringNick Hancock (Series 1)
Hugh Bonneville (Series 2)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time30 minutes (including adverts)
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release24 January 1997 (1997-01-24) –
20 August 1998 (1998-08-20)

Holding the Baby is a 1997 British sitcom television series produced by Granada Television that aired on ITV. It lasted for two series between 24 January 1997 and 20 August 1998. The series' average audience in 1997 was 6.85 million viewers, making it the 16th-highest rated British sitcom that year.[1]

It was later remade in the United States for Fox Television in 1998; the U.S. version lasted only one season.[2]

References

  1. ^ Midgely, Carol (17 January 1998). "ITV comedy: it's no laughing matter", The Times, p. 20.
  2. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - Holding The Baby". bbc.co.uk. 3 November 2004. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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