The Bad Mothers Handbook

Description: Channel: ITV 1. The Bad Mother's Handbook tells the story of one year in the lives of three unforgettable women. Karen ... more

The Bad Mothers Handbook ... (Catherine Tate), her teenage daughter Charlie (Holly Grainger) and Karen's mother Nan (Anne Reid). Both hilarious and wise, it is a clear-eyed look at motherhood and childhood, from the moment the condom breaks, to the moment you hear your baby's first cry. The realisation that no two mothers are alike, and that ultimately love is the most important thing of all

Newest Review: ... very different perspective. Charlotte is seventeen and is in the process of taking her levels. She is struggling to understand the world around her whilst trying to work out where she fits in to the scheme of things. The confusion in her life is added to when she suddenly finds herself having to cope with a pregnancy that was completely unplanned. Karen (Charlotte’s Mum) has been divorced ... more

... from Charlotte’s father for a number of years. She works as a part time classroom assistant at the local primary school she attended as a child. She had planned on going to university only she found herself pregnant with Charlotte at the age ...more

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The Bad Mothers Handbook: Made for all mum's everywhere! (431 words)
by - written on 25/08/07 (Useful, 190 readings)
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The Bad Mother’s Handbook By Kate Long The Bad Mother’s Handbook is based on the book, written by the talented Kate Long. Women of every generation will relate to and enjoy this truely wonderful story, that is jam packed full of the rollercoaster emotions that all us mums are capable of experiencing. The story is set in 1997 and tells the tale of three generations of one family’s women. All three women make up one household in a small fictitious village near Wigan. Kate Long successfully manages to tell the tale through each character’s very different perspective. Charlotte is seventeen and is in the process of taking her levels. ... Read the complete review

You can't always follow the book..... (1581 words)
by - written on 08/03/07 (Very useful, 309 readings)
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This drama that was shown on ITV1 19th Feb 2007 had me instantly glued to my chair. I had seen the adverts for the programme but they hadn't made me think that I needed to allocate and hour and a half to watching the television, however last night I was sat with a cup of tea when this programme began. Based on the novel by Kate Long this show had great characters that you could easily relate to each one and the trauma that they each appear to be going through and I was truly glad I switched to ITV to watch this as it is one of the best dramas shown on itv1 *~*The Characters*~* KAREN played by Catherine Tate. In her 30s, divorced and ... Read the complete review

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