''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
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. According to
BARB
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, the show received strong viewing figures of 6.09 million.
Plot
Karen is a mother in her thirties, raising teenaged Charlotte. Karen's mother, Nan, is suffering from
Alzheimer's disease
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. 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
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Catherine Tate as Karen Cooper
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Anne Reid as Nancy Hesketh
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Holly Grainger as Charlotte "Charlie" Cooper
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Steve John Shepherd as Steve Cooper
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Steve Pemberton
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as Leo Fairbrother
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Robert Pattinson
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as Daniel Gale
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Maggie Ollerenshaw as Jessie Pilkington
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Oliver Lee (actor) as Paul Benthem
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Pip Torrens
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as Doctor Gale
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Caroline Harding as Sandra Gale
American remake
In 2008, ABC was developing a pilot known as ''Bad Mother's Handbook'' to star
Alicia Silverstone
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,
Megan Mullally
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and
Alia Shawkat, but it was not picked up.
The DVD Release
The film was released on 24 August 2010.
References
External links
Kate Long the author*
2007 television films
2007 films
2000s English-language films
British pregnancy films
British drama television films
Films about adoption
Films set in England
ITV television dramas
Television series by All3Media
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