Freezing - BBC2 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Freezing. Image shows from L to R: Matt (Hugh Bonneville), Leon Blakely (Tom Hollander), Elizabeth (Elizabeth McGovern). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

2007 - 2008

Channels

BBC Two, BBC Four

Episodes

3 (1 pilot + 1 series)

Stars

Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Tom Hollander, Ben Miles, Tim McInnerny, Ruth Wilson, Fenella Woolgar, James Fox and more

Writer

James Wood

Director

Simon Curtis

Producers

Simon Curtis and Kenton Allen

Company

Hollywood movie star Elizabeth and her English book editor husband, Matt, are a glamorous and successful couple. Or at least they would be, if only either of them could actually get a job.

As it is, Elizabeth is completely adrift in London and Matt has just been made redundant. To top it off, they're both middle-aged, which is nothing short of a deathblow in the ultra-ageist world of showbiz. Try as they might to keep up with all the latest fads and fashions in film and books - such as the Tarantino-esque reinvention of the costume drama, or literature's visionary new genre, the fun, ultra-violent, torture-porn, endurance-horror - Matt and Elizabeth can't help secretly thinking that it's all a load of piffle.

Their old friend and uber-agent Leon Blakely urges them not to lose heart, but at the same time he pours all his efforts into promoting the latest teenage reality TV star rather than helping them out. Matt and Elizabeth cling to each other as tightly as they can as they set out to brave the increasingly hostile world around them. Whatever happens, they've got each other.

The pilot episode was part of the BBC Four Tight Spot strand.

Additional details

Part of

Tight Spot

Also known as

Production

Location

Camera set-up

Single camera

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Wednesday 28th February 2007 at 10:30pm on BBC Four

Recording details