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 series was released on DVD in 2005. 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.
Behaving Badly (Season 1)
The Tale of the Turbot (Episode 1)
Air date: 1989-02-20
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: Five years after her divorce, Bridget is living in a small flat purchased for her by her ex-husband Mark and seeking to improve her life by participating in a variety of evening adult education programs, including a pottery class.
Home Fires (Episode 2)
Air date: 1989-02-27
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: Mark desperately tries to find someone who can convince Bridget to return to her own home, while at the same time she and Rebecca begin to bond.
Seize the Day (Episode 3)
Air date: 1989-03-06
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Phyllida, who shares a flat with bisexual Giles, straight Jonathan, and Serafina, a teacher on the verge of a nervous breakdown, finds her home life disrupted when Giles' crotchety grandfather Herbert is unceremoniously dumped on their doorstep.
The Horse May Talk (Episode 4)
Air date: 1989-03-13
Runtime: 51 min
Overview: Bridget finds herself increasingly attracted to the considerably younger Giles and decides to move with him to San Diego, where he was born, and start a new life there together.
