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The Worst Week Of My Life. Image shows from L to R: Howard (Ben Miller), Mel (Sarah Alexander). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
The Worst Week Of My Life

The Worst Week Of My Life

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2004 - 2006
  • 17 episodes (3 series)

A sitcom following Howard Steel, a man who manages to get into all kind of embarrasing scrapes. Stars Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Geoffrey Whitehead, Alison Steadman, Janine Duvitski and more.

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The Worst Week Of My Life. Image shows from L to R: Howard (Ben Miller), Mel (Sarah Alexander). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2004 - 2006
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
17 (3 series)
Stars
Ben Miller, Sarah Alexander, Geoffrey Whitehead, Alison Steadman, Janine Duvitski, Ronald Pickup, John Benfield, Sian Thomas and more
Writers
Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni
Directors
Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni and Dan Zeff
Producers
Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni, Mark Freeland, Cheryl Taylor, Mario Stylianides and Simon Wilson
Company

Just when you think it can't get any worse... it does!

Meet Howard and Mel, a seemingly-perfect couple. They're made for each other, but face a constant uphill battle to prove this to their friends and family. Covering classic family scenarios, such as weddings, babies and Christmas; Howard and Mel's eagerness to please has hilarious and cringe-worthy consequences...

In Series 1, Howard goes from one disaster to another as he prepares to get married to Mel. In the second series, newly married Howard and Mel have another disastrous week. In the third series, three festive specials, Howard has the Christmas from hell.

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Additional details

Also known as
  • The Worst Christmas Of My Life
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 12th March 2004 at 9pm on BBC One
All previous repeats
  • Friday 24th December 2010 at 11:55pm on BBC2

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