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Behaving Badly (1989)

Behaving Badly poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged housewife and part-time teacher has her life turned upside down when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. She must figure out who she is and what she wants now.

melancholicwryslow-burndomesticbittersweetemotionally complexunderstated

What happens

Behaving Badly is a 1989 British television serial directed by David Tucker. The teleplay by Catherine Heath and Moira Williams is based on Heath's novel of the same name. It was initially broadcast by Channel 4. The plot focuses on Bridget Mayor, a middle-aged housewife and part-time teacher who is forced to re-evaluate her life when her husband of twenty years abandons her for a younger woman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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