The Bad Mother’s Handbook (2007)

tbmh Rob’s Character: Daniel Gale, friend of Charlotte
Director: Robin Shepperd
Release Date: February 19, 2007 (UK)
Cast Members: Catherine Tate, Holly Grainger, Anne Reid
Plot Summary: The Bad Mother’s Handbook depicts the story of one year in the lives of three women. In this television adaptation of Kate Long’s best selling novel, Catherine Tate plays Karen, who is a frustrated woman in her thirties whose whole life and identity are shattered when she discovers a long-kept secret. Holly Grainger plays Karen’s clever and hormonal teenage daughter Charlotte, while Anne Reid appears as Karen’s mother, Nan, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Robert Pattinson is also a supporting character as lovable yet nerdy, Daniel Gale. The movie presents an insight into the life of motherhood and childhood, dwelling on the themes that no two mothers are alike, but that ultimately love is the most important thing of all.