Mutual Friends (TV series)

*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	Ben Bartlett
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Mark Redhead
Producer	Rob Bullock
Production locations	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Running time	57 mins
Production company	Hat Trick Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One
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 IMDb
Template:Tv.com show
Mutual Friends at British Comedy Guide

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[1] Parker, Robin (1 May 2009). "BBC axes Mutual Friends". Broadcastnow (Emap Media). Retrieved 1 May 2009.

[2] "The Nominees 2008. British Comedy Awards. Retrieved 1 May 2009.

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