“They don't take no bull”
When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up in jail. Losing custody of her infant child, Maddy hatches a scheme to break out of prison with the assistance of her friend Gillian, who's avoiding the law herself for credit card fraud. Now Maddy has to find the couple who have adopted her son and avoid falling in love with selfish Alex all over again.
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Cast
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Anna Friel
Maddy
Known for
Limitless
Pushing Daisies
Joanna Lumley
Gillian
Known for
Wednesday
The Wolf of Wall Street
Sasha Hails
Sara Sugarman
Christopher Ball
Anna Massey
Dwina Phelps
Known for
The Machinist
Peeping Tom
Kathy Lette
Jane Barclay
Phyllida Law
Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
Known for
The Time Machine
Unleashed
Liz Bunton
Greg Wise
Alex
Known for
Johnny English
The Crown
Sara Giles
Sara Sugarman Director · Sasha Hails Writer Kathy Lette Author
First release October 29, 1999 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Flashlight Films, Newmarket Capital Group
Production
Capitol Films
Production · Distribution
Flashlight Films
Production
Newmarket Capital Group
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 29, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
May 25, 2000
France
February 21, 2001
Hungary
June 26, 2005 · TV premiere
Iceland
May 4, 2000 · video premiere
Spain
July 27, 2001
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