''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

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. According to

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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

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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

* Catherine Tate as Karen Cooper * Anne Reid as Nancy Hesketh * Holly Grainger as Charlotte "Charlie" Cooper * Steve John Shepherd as Steve Cooper *

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as Leo Fairbrother *

as Daniel Gale * Maggie Ollerenshaw as Jessie Pilkington * Oliver Lee (actor) as Paul Benthem *

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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

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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
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