7.6 /10 1 Votes
8/10 TV Composer(s) Ben Bartlett Final episode date 30 September 2008 Networks BBC, BBC One | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy drama Country of origin United Kingdom Program creator Anil Gupta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Cast Keeley Hawes, Marc Warren, Alexander Armstrong, Sarah Alexander, Claire Rushbrook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutual friends ep01 part 1 of 8
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.
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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.
Reception
The series was nominated for Best TV Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards 2008.
DVD release
The series has been released on a two-disc DVD set by 2 Entertain.