The Worst Week of My Life
| The Worst Week of My Life | |
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 Series title card |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Starring | Sarah Alexander Ben Miller Alison Steadman Geoffrey Whitehead |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Cheryl Tayor Mark Freeland |
| Producer(s) | Hat Trick Productions |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original run | 12 March, 2004 – |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on
Plotline
Series one
'Anything that can go wrong, does' is the plotline used by the writers. Essentially a comedy of embarrassment and errors, The Worst Week of My Life began with the seven days leading up to the marriage of businessman Howard Steel and his fiancée, the daughter of a high-court judge, Dick. Humiliating situations ensue: Cassie, a work colleague who Howard had a drunken one-night stand with two years earlier, sets out to snare him and becomes obsessive; Howard accidentally kills his in-laws' dog, puts Mel's granny in hospital and loses the wedding ring (a family heirloom). At the end of the first series, Howard and Mel were wed, despite the many mishaps that had befallen the well-meaning but accident-prone groom.
Series two
The second series takes place in the week leading up to the birth of Howard and Mel's first baby, and Howard has not yet
shaken off the fate inexorably attached to him. During the course of the week he was accused of sexual harassment at work; been mistakenly arrested for 'dogging'; and toasted his father-in-law Dick's
The Worst Christmas of My Life
A three-part Christmas special entitled The Worst Christmas of My Life
was shown on
Episode one
- Aired: 23rd December, 2006
In the first episode, Howard took his unconscious boss Nicola to her home, and, after showering, was forced outside naked by Nicola, after she mistook his nakedness for preparation to rape her. Howard turned up naked on his in-laws'doorstep, and proceeded to urinate on the Christmas goose, falsely claiming to his wife and mother-in-law that his father-in-law was dead. He bought a new car with money he thought he would get from his father-in-law's will, crashed into his father-in-law, caused his mother-in-law to faint, made his wife suspicious about his naked escapade the previous night and finally destroyed his wife's childhood dollhouse, which was to be a gift to their newborn daughter.
Episode two
- Aired: 24th December, 2006
Episode three
- Aired: 25th December 2006
Recurring Cast and Characters
- Ben Miller as Howard Steel, the hapless male lead
- Sarah Alexander as Mel Cook, his fiancee and then wife
- Alison Steadman as Angela Cook, Mel's mother
- Geoffrey Whitehead as Dick Cook, a High Court judge and Mel's father
- Janine Duvitski as Eve, Howard's assistant
- Ronald Pickup as Fraser Cook, Dick's brother
- Emma Pierson as Sophie Cook, Mel's troublesome younger sister
Previous Collaborations
- Ben Miller and Sarah Alexander had worked together originally in a TV advert for disposable cameras, and then on Armstrong and Miller
- Janine Duvitski and Alison Steadman had previously worked together on Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party
International versions
In 2007, the first series was remade as Hilfe! Hochzeit! Die schlimmste Woche meines Lebens (Help! Wedding! The Worst Week of My Life) for a German audience starring Christoph Maria Herbst (Stromberg) as Joachim Witte (who is the counterpart to Howard Steel). The series aired weekly in the Friday evening prime time on Sat.1.
An American pilot was ordered by the Fox network in 2005, but Fox decided not to proceed with the show. CBS have also commissioned a pilot of the series entitled Worst Week. It is being adapted by Matt Tarses.[1]
Availability
Series 1 and 2 have been released on DVD, the Christmas special will be out on DVD on the 19th November
References
- ^ News - Worst Week of My Life USA? (English). British Sitcom Guide (2007-08-07). Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
External links
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