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In the Club is a British drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One on 5 August 2014. The series follows six couples who attended a local Parent Craft class during their pregnancy. The series was written and created by Kay Mellor. A second series was commissioned in 2014 and broadcast in the UK from 3 May to 7 June 2016.
On 18 June 2013, BBC One announced the commissioning of the series. The series was commissioned by Danny Cohen, former controller of BBC One, and Ben Stephenson, controller of BBC Drama commissioning. Filming took place in Leeds from January 2014 several scenes of which took part in Allerton High School.
Cast
Main cast
Hermione Norris as Roanna Wilson, a 40-something woman who gives up her marriage, family and successful business to be with her 27-year-old boyfriend, Simon. She and Simon have a son together called Sonny. She met Simon's parents but seems to know Simon's father, Jonathan, from an earlier time, which Simon's mum Emma and Simon are not aware of, but only her ex-husband Ray is aware what has happened between Roanna and Jonathan. Her now ex-husband declared that he has still has feeling for her.
Katherine Parkinson as Kim Hall, a part-time teaching assistant who works at the same school that Rosie and her girlfriend Susie's son Jude attends. She also has her own website, Kim and the bump, which offers advice for other expectant mums. Her and Susie's relationship faces some tensions when Kim supports Rosie. She has a close relationship with her baby's biological father Neil. She gives birth to a daughter named Emily. In series 2, she in a romantic relationship with Neil. Kim wants to be a good mother to her daughter. She is the main godmother to Jude and Rosie's daughter Dinah, but she also feels guilty on how things ended between her and Susie when she and Neil got together.
Jill Halfpenny as Diane Manning, a woman who has struggled to naturally conceive with her husband Rick. She is the mother to her two adoptive children. Although she is happy about the arrival of twins she is worried as her husband may soon face prison for robbing a bank, she has no money (her husband did not tell her he had been made redundant) and one of her twins is critically ill.
Christine Bottomley as Victoria "Vicky" Brierly, a midwife at the hospital who goes the extra mile for her patients. Along with her colleagues, Geraldine and Fiona, she holds parenting classes that the others attend. She is also pregnant and wants to get married before her baby is born, if only she can convince the baby’s father, Dr Chris Bellingham. Her colleagues have no idea that Dr Bellingham is her baby’s father, she gives birth to her and Chris' son named Ben. In series 2, she is working full-time and looking after her son Ben alone while Chris is travelling to find the woman he married years ago for money. She faces her biggest challenge of her midwife career when new mother died after she delivered the baby, after the inquest, Vicky wasn't to blame. Chris returns from his travels.
Taj Atwal as Jasmin Sidhwa, a woman who is unsure if the father of her unborn baby is her husband Dev or her ex-boyfriend Jack. She gives birth to a daughter called Amber. Later hospital tests confirmed that her husband Dev is the father to their daughter. In Series 2, she and Dev are expecting twins and facing the biggest decision of their lives after an hospital visit reveals some devastating news.
Hannah Midgley as Rosie Hutchinson, a fifteen-year-old school girl who gets pregnant after her first time. She kept her pregnancy a secret from everyone including her widowed father. She found comfort from Kim's website, she gave birth to a daughter, named her Dinah after her late mother. After Rosie has given birth and learned that her father has been badly injured in a car accident, she is supported by Kim. Rosie announced that the father of her daughter is Jude. In Series 2, Rosie and Jude are in a relationship, they are expecting their second child. Rosie gives birth to a second daughter named Davina while Jude's delivered their baby girl when she, Jude and Dinah were in a broken down lift. She, Jude and their children now living in her father's flat after some tensions between Jude mum Susie and her new partner Claire.
Sacha Dhawan as Devan "Dev" Sidhwa, Jasmin's husband and is the father of their daughter. In Series 2, Dev and Jamsin are facing the biggest decision of their lives after an hospital visit reveals some devastating news about their unborn twins.
Will Mellor as Richard "Rick" Manning, Diane's husband and father of their two adoptive children and the soon-to-be-born twins, who robbed a bank after he could not afford to pay for his children's lunch. In Series 2 he returns home from serving his sentence, He realises that his wife is a child-minder and helps her out. Whilst helping her out one of the children bumps her head and he takes everyone to hospital. Diane is then told that she can only do her job if her husband isn't in the house.
Jonathan Kerrigan as Neil, father of his best friend Susie's son Jude and Kim's baby. He and Kim's share a close and growing relationship. Kim gives birth to a girl called Emily. He also found out that his son Jude is the father to Rosie's daughter Dinah. In series 2, he and Kim are in romantic relationship, but he is aware that Susie's in a new relationship and kept it from Kim.
Luke Thompson as Simon Lambert, Roanna's 27-year-old boyfriend, who is an art graduate student. His parents are Jonathan and Emma. He and Roanna are parents to a son named Sonny.
Tara Fitzgerald as Susie, she is the mother of her and her best friend Neil's son called Jude. She's is Kim's girlfriend, their relationship faces some tensions, she does not like it when Kim shows support towards Rosie. However, she learns that her son Jude is the father of Rosie's daughter Dinah. She later noticed how close Kim and Neil's are and ends her and Kim's relationship. In Series 2, she's in a new relationship with Claire. Her and Kim's house has been sold and plans to travel with Claire but face some tensions with Jude and Rosie.
John Marquez as Ray Wilson (series 2, recurring series 1), is Roanna's soon to be ex-husband and father to her eldest children. He owns an recruitment company, and he and Roanna are getting a divorce. In series 2, Ray and Roanna are now divorced. He gives Roanna some of her settlement money from their divorce after she asked him for help. He is aware of Roanna's history with Jonathan, and also declared that he still has feelings for her.
Brendan Patricks as Dr Chris Bellingham, a doctor at the hospital who is in a relationship with midwife Vicky and is the father of her baby. Their colleagues are not aware of the relationship. Vicky gives birth to their son named Ben. In Series 2, he is mentioned by Vicky that he is travelling to find the wife whom he married for money to divorce her, so he can marry Vicky. He later returns home after traveling.
Sandra Huggett as Maxine (series 2), works as a cleaner for Nathan and Andrew. Maxine and her husband Micky have on/off again relationship. Her daughter Shelley is expecting a child for her bosses. Maxine’s worried Shelly hasn't thought it through. Maxine found a newborn baby boy in one of the hospital's toilet, the hospital staff named the baby Louie. However she confess that she is the baby mother.
Gemma Dobson as Shelly (series 2), she’s Maxine's daughter and expecting a child for her mum's bosses Nathan and Andrew. Now she in the last trimester of her pregnancy and thinks it’s the perfect way to make some money; £10k for a healthy baby.
Paul Nicholls as Nathan (series 2), is a successful interior designer who lives with his long-term partner Andrew,their cleaner’s daughter, Shelly agreed to help them out when they said they’d pay her to carrying their child.
Andrew Buckley as Andrew (series 2), is very excited to become a father and has taken as much paternity leave as possible from his job, he’s busy rushing around trying to get everything ready and buying all the provisions they need for the arrival of their child and wants updates from Shelly.
Neil Pearson as Jonathan Lambert (series 2, recurring series 1) is Simon's father, who seems to know his son's partner Roanna from a previous time, which his wife Emma and his son Simon are not aware of.
Will Tudor as Jack Moorhouse (Series 1), a solicitor, who is Jasmin's ex-boyfriend and could be the father of her baby, however later on tests reveals that he is not the father.
Lorraine Cheshire as Geraldine Parks, a senior midwife at the hospital, who holds parenting classes along with her colleagues Vicky and Fiona.
Shobna Gulati as Fiona (Series 1), a midwife at the hospital, who holds parenting classes along with her colleagues Vicky and Geraldine.
Daniel 'Danny' Breeze as Jude, son of Neil and Susie. His mother's girlfriend is Kim, who works as an teaching assistant at the school he attends. He's later named as the father of Rosie's baby daughter Dinah and he is also the half-brother to his dad Neil and Kim's daughter Emily. In Series 2, Jude and Rosie are in an romantic relationship, they are expecting their second child. He passed his resits exams, and plans to attend night school to study his A-Levels exams while he's working. He delivered his second child while he, Rosie and Dinah were in a broken down lift, Rosie gave birth to their second daughter named Davina. He, Rosie and their children are now living at Rosie's father flat after tensions between his mum and her new partner Claire.
Claire Cooper as Claire (Series 2), is in an relationship with Susie, she's godmother to Rosie and Jude's daughter Dinah after Susie requested it to make Claire feel welcome into the family. But Claire and Susie plans to travel but face some tensions between Jude and Rosie.
Hannah Waddingham as Dr Stone (Series 2), works as a doctor at the hospital with Geraldine and Vicky.
Series 2 (2016)
In September 2014, it was announced that In the Club has been renewed for a second series for another six episodes in 2015. Creator Kay Mellor has said: "I'm absolutely delighted for Rollem Productions to be commissioned to produce a second series of In the Club for BBC One. On a personal note, the whole experience from script to screen was such a positive one for me. It's going to be a bit of a juggling process as I'd love to bring all the characters back but I also want to introduce some new stories. One thing’s for sure, I can’t wait to start the whole process again." BBC One controller Charlotte Moore also mentions: "BBC One viewers really took the characters to their hearts and it was exciting to see the show build across the six episodes. Kay Mellor's story about a group of pregnant women celebrated life in all its joy and tragedy and I'm looking forward to the delivery of series two." Filming for the second series will take place in Leeds in 2015. It was announced in 2015 that Series 2 would air in 2016.
Kay Mellor directed the first two episodes. Her daughter Gaynor Faye (Credited as Gaynor Mellor) wrote Episode 2 alongside Kay Mellor, while Nick Hopkins co-wrote Episode 3 with Kay Mellor.
International broadcast
In Australia, the series premiered on 4 May 2015 on BBC First.
