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 friends' 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.
Cast
Marc Warren as Martin Grantham - 6 episodes
Keeley Hawes as Jen Grantham - 6 episodes
Alexander Armstrong as Patrick Turner - 6 episodes
Claire Rushbrook as Leigh Cato - 6 episodes
Joshua Sarphie as Dan Grantham - 6 episodes
Sarah Alexander as Liz - 6 episodes
Rhashan Stone as Dev - 6 episodes
Naomi Bentley as Anita - 6 episodes
Lee Ross as Harry Seed - 6 episodes
Emily Joyce as Sarah - 6 episodes
Alistair Petrie as Carl Cato - 4 episodes
Thomas Byrne as Conor Cato - 4 episodes
Patric Knowles as James - 3 episodes
Ruben Crow as Tom - 2 episodes
Paul Thornley as Darren - 2 episodes
Karen Paullada as Policewoman - 2 episodes
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.