The Bad Mother's Handbook

*The Bad Mother's Handbook*
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
Original release
Network	ITV
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 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

Catherine Tate as Karen Cooper
Anne Reid as Nancy Hesketh
Holly Grainger as Charlotte "Charlie" Cooper
Steve John Shepherd as Steve Cooper
Steve Pemberton as Leo Fairbrother
Robert Pattinson as Daniel Gale
Maggie Ollerenshaw as Jessie Pilkington
Oliver Lee (actor) as Paul Benthem
Pip Torrens as Doctor Gale
Caroline Harding as Sandra Gale

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

^ "Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, weekly viewing summaries".
^ Amanda MacArthur (21 April 2008). "Alicia Silverstone Starring in Bad Mother's Handbook For ABC".

External links

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[1] "Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, weekly viewing summaries".

[2] Amanda MacArthur (21 April 2008). "Alicia Silverstone Starring in Bad Mother's Handbook For ABC".

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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
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	19 February 2007 (2007-02-19)