2007 British TV series or programme
| 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 |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Russell |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of episodes | 1 |
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| Executive producers | Hugo Heppell
Alison Owen |
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| Producers | Harry Oulton
Sascha Schneider |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Production companies | Ingenious Broadcasting
Ruby Television |
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| Network | ITV |
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| Release | 19 February 2007 (2007-02-19) |
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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 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.
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