Freezing (TV series)
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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. 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, which then became the first episode of the series when it aired on BBC Two
in February 2008.
Freezing is written by James Wood and directed by Simon Curtis.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
comedy series starring Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams, known professionally as Hugh Bonneville , is an English stage, film, television and radio actor.-Education:...
and Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth McGovern
-Early life:McGovern was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of Katharine Wolcott , a high school teacher, and William Montgomery McGovern, Jr., a university professor. Her paternal grandfather was adventurer William Montgomery McGovern and her maternal great-grandfather was U.S. diplomat...
about an otherwise successful couple in their forties who find themselves out of work. Matt (Bonneville) is a publisher who has recently lost his job and Elizabeth (McGovern) is an Oscar-nominated American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
's Tight Spot season in February 2007, which then became the first episode of the series when it aired on BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
in February 2008.
Freezing is written by James Wood and directed by Simon Curtis.
Trivia
Elizabeth McGovern is herself an Oscar nominated actress who moved to London to live with her husband, Simon Curtis.External links
- BBC Web Page
- British Comedy Guide
- Freezing reviews from Tom Hollander Fan Site