Freezing (TV series)
Freezing is a BBC comedy series starring Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern about an otherwise successful couple in their forties who find themselves out of work.
Synopsis
[edit]Matt (Bonneville) is a publisher who has recently lost his job and Elizabeth (McGovern) is an Oscar-nominated American actress who is having a hard time getting work since moving to live with Matt in London.
Freezing was originally a one-off comedy as part of BBC Four's Tight Spot season in February 2007,[1] which then became the first episode of the series when it aired on BBC Two in February 2008.[2]
Freezing is written by James Wood and directed by Simon Curtis.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Hugh Bonneville as Matt
- Elizabeth McGovern as Elizabeth
- Tom Hollander as Leon Blakely
- Ben Miles as Stephen Marshall
- Rebecca Gethings as Kim
- Tim McInnerny as Bamber Jones
- Ruth Wilson as Alison Fennel
- Tom Riley as Dave Beethoven
- Lucinda Raikes as Gloria
Trivia
[edit]- Elizabeth McGovern is herself an Oscar-nominated actress who moved to London to live with her husband, Simon Curtis.
- From 2010 to 2015, McGovern and Bonneville worked together again, co-starring in the successful period drama series Downton Abbey as Robert and Cora Crawley, the Earl and Countess of Grantham.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tight Spot". BBC. 16 February 2007.
- ^ "Freezing". BBC. 18 February 2008.
- ^ "BBC Four Winter/Spring Highlights 2007" (PDF). BBC. 2007.
External links
[edit]- Freezing at IMDb
- Freezing at BBC Online
- British Comedy Guide
- Freezing reviews from Tom Hollander Fan Site
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