Bridget Jones's Diary
- 2001 film
Film based on Helen Fielding's novel about an unlucky-in-love Londoner who decides to take control of her life and start a diary. Stars Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones and more.
Streaming rank this week: 148
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20 years of Bridget Jones
Why does she still shape the way we view single women?
Olivia Petter, The Independent, 5th April 202125th anniversary copy of Bridget Jones's Diary coming
Picador will release Bridget Jones's Diary (And Other Writing) in February 2021, a new edition of the novel with more than 100 pages of extra material from author Helen Fielding.
Benedicte Page, The Bookseller, 3rd December 2020Bridget Jones documentary coming to BBC Two
BBC Two will broadcast Being Bridget, a documentary celebrating 25 years of Helen Fielding's character.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2020Author 'staggered' by sexism in Bridget Jones film
Bridget Jones' creator Helen Fielding has said she is now "staggered" by the sexism her heroine faces in the first film.
Nick Levine, Refinery 29, 5th July 2020My favourite film aged 12: Bridget Jones's Diary
Garrulous and inappropriate, Renée Zellweger's heroine drove home the farce of impossible, gendered standards. I couldn't have had a better guide for my teen years.
Laura Snapes, The Guardian, 24th June 2020Bridget Jones named most inspiring movie heroine
The iconic character - portrayed by Renée Zellweger - came out on top in a new study commissioned by Sky Cinema ahead of International Women's Day, which takes place on March 8.
Female First, 6th March 2020Take a rom-com tour of London
Happy Valentine's Day! For some that means all the clichés: card, flowers, chocolates, a romantic dinner with 23 other couples in a candlelit restaurant. For others it's an excuse to Bridget Jonesor watching Four Weddings and a Funeral for the 103rd time. We know which way we'd rather spend the evening.
Radio Times, 14th February 2017Bridget Jones on Woman's Hour Power List
Bridget Jones has been named on a list of the women who have had the biggest impact on women's lives over the past 70 years by BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour. She came sixth, with Margaret Thatcher topping the list.
BBC News, 14th December 2016Ordinary homes for showbiz fans on sale
There have been multiple opportunities to move into a house that has been populated by fictional characters ranging from The Young Ones to multitudes of spotted dogs. Also includes the Peep Show flat, the home of the Brockmans in Outnumbered and Alan Partridge's Linton Travel Tavern.
Bethan Bell, BBC News, 27th September 2016Women identify with literary character Bridget Jones
A third (31%) of the nation say that reading has made them realise they are happy with what they have & a fifth of the population find books show they are allowed to be flawed with Bridget Jones and Frodo Baggins named as the characters we most identify with.
TNT Magazine, 7th February 2016