Behaving Badly
Behaving Badly is a 1989 British television serial directed by David Tucker. The teleplay by Catherine Heath and Moira Williams is based on Heath's novel of the same name. It was initially broadcast by Channel 4. The series was released on DVD in 2005. The plot focuses on Bridget Mayor, a middle-aged housewife and part-time teacher who is forced to re-evaluate her life when her husband of twenty years abandons her for a younger woman.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Feb 20, 1989
- Popularity: 6.5016
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
Channel 4 Television (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Mar 13, 1989
Last episode: The Horse May Talk
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 4 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Tale of the Turbot60 min
Five years after her divorce, Bridget is living in a small flat purchased for her by her ex-husband Mark and seeking to improve her life by participating in a variety of evening adult education programs, including a pottery class.
Episode 2Home Fires60 min
Mark desperately tries to find someone who can convince Bridget to return to her own home, while at the same time she and Rebecca begin to bond.
Episode 3Seize the Day60 min
Phyllida, who shares a flat with bisexual Giles, straight Jonathan, and Serafina, a teacher on the verge of a nervous breakdown, finds her home life disrupted when Giles' crotchety grandfather Herbert is unceremoniously dumped on their doorstep.
Episode 4The Horse May Talk60 min
Bridget finds herself increasingly attracted to the considerably younger Giles and decides to move with him to San Diego, where he was born, and start a new life there together.
