Comedy ·Drama ·Family ·Romance ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 2007 · 1h 11m

The Bad Mother's Handbook

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Director
Robin Sheppard
Cast
Catherine Tate as Karen Cooper Robert Pattinson as Daniel Gale Anne Reid as Nancy Hesketh Holliday Grainger as Charlie Cooper Steve Pemberton as Leo Fairbrother Maggie Ollerenshaw as Jessie Pilkington
Crew
Liz Webber — Editor Mark Russell — Original Music Composer Kate O'Riordan — Screenplay Kate Long — Novel Harry Oulton — Producer Sascha Schneider — Producer
Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
pregnancyalzheimer's diseasedysfunctional familybirthfamily conflictgrandmotherteenage pregnancywoman directormother daughter reunionchild birthmother daughter relationshipfemale writer
Key Collaborators
Robin Sheppard Director Liz Webber Editor Mark Russell Original Music Composer Kate O'Riordan Screenplay Kate Long Novel Harry Oulton Producer Sascha Schneider Producer Emma Dibb Production Design Theresa Rymer Costume Design
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