The Bad Mother's Handbook (2007)
ComedyDramaFamilyRomanceTV Movie
Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her loved-ones.
Director:
Robin Sheppard
Writer:
Kate O'Riordan
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Catherine Tate as Karen Cooper |
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Robert Pattinson as Daniel Gale |
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Anne Reid as Nancy Hesketh |
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Holliday Grainger as Charlie Cooper |
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Steve Pemberton as Leo Fairbrother |
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Maggie Ollerenshaw as Jessie Pilkington |
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Oliver Lee as Paul Benthem |
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Clare McGlinn as Advisor Jo-Beth |
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Pip Torrens as Doctor Gale |
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Kirsty Leigh Porter as Anya |
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Caroline Harding as Sandra Gale |
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Steve John Shepherd as Steve Cooper |
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Angela Murray as Adviser Annie |
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Steve Brody as Tom |
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Olga Grahame as Ivy |
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Mary Wray as Irene Seddon |
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Penny Layden as Rambler Annie |
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Caroline O'Neill as Mary Beattie |
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Daryl Fishwick as Mrs Carlisle |
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Alison Burrows as Nurse |
| Writing | Kate Long | Novel |
| Writing | Kate O'Riordan | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robin Sheppard | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Rocco | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Jo Baker | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theresa Rymer | Costume Design |
| Editing | Liz Webber | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Yates | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Hugo Heppell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sascha Schneider | Producer |
| Production | Alison Owen | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Sweeney | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Mark Russell | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dan Dewsnap | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Chris Nuttall | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Harry Oulton | Producer |
| Art | Emma Dibb | Production Design |