Mutual Friends
| Mutual Friends | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Written by |
Anil Gupta Richard Pinto |
| Directed by |
Catherine Morshead Jim O'Hanlon |
| Starring |
Marc Warren Alexander Armstrong Keeley Hawes Sarah Alexander Claire Rushbrook Emily Joyce Naomi Bentley [oshua Sarphie |
| Composer(s) | Ben Bartlett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Redhead |
| Producer(s) | Rob Bullock |
| Location(s) | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Running time | 57 mins |
| Production company(s) | Hat Trick Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 26 August – 30 September 2008 |
Mutual Friends is a British comedy drama television series broadcast in six episodes on BBC One in from 26 August until 30 September 2008. The series starred Marc Warren, Alexander Armstrong, Keeley Hawes, Sarah Alexander, Claire Rushbrook, Emily Joyce, Naomi Bentley and Joshua Sarphie as a group of old friends whose lives are thrown into chaos when one of their group commits suicide.
Synopsis
Marc Warren depicts a terminally useless solicitor Martin, whose life as a lawyer, husband to Jen (Keeley Hawes) and father to Dan (Joshua Sarphie) is thrown into turmoil as a consequence of his friend's various mid-life crises, starting with the suicide of his best friend Karl, who was guilt-ridden following his affair with Jen. Martin's other best friend, the suave, unreliable chancer Patrick (Alexander Armstrong), throws the situation into more chaos.
Production
Most of the show was filmed in Henley. Filming for the court scene in episode two was filmed in Bracknell in the summer of 2008 at Bracknell's police station.
The series was not recommissioned by the BBC due to low ratings. Anil Gupta also attributed the demise of the series to the departure of Peter Fincham, the controller of BBC One, in 2008.[1]
Reception
The series was nominated for Best TV Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards 2008.[2]
DVD release
The series has been released on a two-disc DVD set by 2 Entertain.
References
- ↑ Parker, Robin (1 May 2009). "BBC axes Mutual Friends". Broadcastnow (Emap Media). Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ↑ "The Nominees 2008. British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
External links
- Official press release at BBC Press Office
- Mutual Friends at the Internet Movie Database
- Mutual Friends at TV.com
- Mutual Friends at British Comedy Guide