Perfect Day (TV film)
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Perfect Day was a two hour television movie, initially broadcast on Five in December, 2005
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Centered around a group of university friends who reunite five years later for the wedding of Tom (Tom Goodman-Hill
) and Amy (Claire Goose
), it tells the story of old loves rekindled, marriages falling apart and the problems of career women finding love. It also starred Aidan McArdle
, Kate Ashfield
, Rhashan Stone, Claire Keelan
, Bruce Mackinnon
and Chris Bisson
.
The film was well received, both by viewers, drawing some of the channel's highest figures, and by critics. So successful was it in fact that it spawned both a prequel, Perfect Day:The Millennium, which told the story of the characters getting together for a party on New Year's Eve 1999, and a sequel, Perfect Day:The Funeral, in which the characters reunite one year after the wedding following the death of one of the group.
In November, 2006
when the prequel and sequel were broadcast the initial film was retitled Perfect Day:The Wedding and the three programmes were broadcast in chronological order.
2005 in television
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Centered around a group of university friends who reunite five years later for the wedding of Tom (Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill
Tom Goodman-Hill is an English actor of radio, film, stage and television.Born as Tom Hill and raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, he qualified as a teacher before turning to acting. During his time in Newcastle, he regularly acted in amateur performances at the People's Theatre...
) and Amy (Claire Goose
Claire Goose
Claire Goose is a British actress. She is best known for her role as nurse Tina Seabrook in the BBC television drama Casualty and later as DS Mel Silver in Waking the Dead.-Life and career:...
), it tells the story of old loves rekindled, marriages falling apart and the problems of career women finding love. It also starred Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle is an Irish actor.McArdle was born in Dublin. He studied for an Arts degree at University College Dublin before going on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England....
, Kate Ashfield
Kate Ashfield
Kate Ashfield is a British actress, best known for her award-winning roles as Jody in the Anglo-German film Late Night Shopping, as Sadie MacGregor in the British film This Little Life and as Liz in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead.-Biography:Ashfield was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England...
, Rhashan Stone, Claire Keelan
Claire Keelan
Claire Keelan is an English actress, known for portraying Claire Ashcroft in Nathan Barley and Electroclash in No Heroics.-Background:Keelan is a former member of the Royal Court Young People's Theatre...
, Bruce Mackinnon
Bruce Mackinnon
Bruce Mackinnon is an actor who has appeared in various television programmes.Mackinnon was born in Esher, Surrey and was educated at Eton College, before studying drama at The University of Manchester...
and Chris Bisson
Chris Bisson
Christopher Paul "Chris" Bisson is a British actor.-Career:Born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Chris Bisson first appeared on television as J.J. in Children's Ward in 1990...
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The film was well received, both by viewers, drawing some of the channel's highest figures, and by critics. So successful was it in fact that it spawned both a prequel, Perfect Day:The Millennium, which told the story of the characters getting together for a party on New Year's Eve 1999, and a sequel, Perfect Day:The Funeral, in which the characters reunite one year after the wedding following the death of one of the group.
In November, 2006
2006 in television
2006 in television may refer to:*2006 in American television*2006 in Australian television*2006 in British television*2006 in Canadian television*2006 in Japanese television...
when the prequel and sequel were broadcast the initial film was retitled Perfect Day:The Wedding and the three programmes were broadcast in chronological order.