Bad Girl (BBC-2 1992 with Jane Horrocks and Lesley Manville)

UK / BBC-2 / 1×75 minute episodes / Broadcast 15 July 1992

Writer: Guy Hibbert / Producers: David Thompson and Josephine Ward / Director: George Case

Series: Screenplay / Season 7 Episode 3

Drama. A young single parent faces a desperate battle to prove to the authorities that she is a fit parent.

cast
Jane Horrocks as Maggie Hunt
Lesley Manville as Penny Armitage
Nicholas Woodeson as Geoff Harris
Tom Beard as Dave Gregg
Todd Boyce as Martin
David Bradley as Mr Preach
Carol Macready as Mrs Western

Head of film reviews at The Viewers Guide with an erudite, insightful, slightly sardonic, deep appreciation for classic cinema. Has a habit of quoting obscure lines from old films in everyday conversation. He keeps a meticulously organized film logbook. He's a bit of a tea snob.