Maybe Baby (Original title)
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 02 June 2000 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Ben Elton
Synopsis: Comedy. Sam Bell and his wife, Lucy, are desperate to have a baby, and try every means possible to achieve their aim. Sam, a commissioning editor working for the BBC, is unhappy in his job and has decided he would rather be a scriptwriter. Without his wife's knowledge, he uses her thoughts and conversations, often by secretly reading her diary, as the germ of an idea for a film, which is accepted by the BBC. The film, a so-called view from the `woman's perspective', goes into production at the same time Sam and Lucy are trying their hardest to produce a son and heir.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Pregnancy
Releases
Date: 02 June 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9428 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Redbus Film Distribution
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 02 June 2000 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Ben Elton
Synopsis: Comedy. Sam Bell and his wife, Lucy, are desperate to have a baby, and try every means possible to achieve their aim. Sam, a commissioning editor working for the BBC, is unhappy in his job and has decided he would rather be a scriptwriter. Without his wife's knowledge, he uses her thoughts and conversations, often by secretly reading her diary, as the germ of an idea for a film, which is accepted by the BBC. The film, a so-called view from the `woman's perspective', goes into production at the same time Sam and Lucy are trying their hardest to produce a son and heir.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Pregnancy
Releases
Date: 02 June 2000Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 105 mins Length: 9428 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Redbus Film Distribution
Credits
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©/Copyright: Inconceivable Films Ltd, Pandora Investment S.A.R.L., Production Company: Phil McIntyre Promotions, Presented by: Pandora Cinema, BBC Films, Executive Producer: Ernst Goldschmidt, Executive Producer: David M. Thompson, Producer: Phil Mcintyre, Line Producer: Mary Richards, Associate Producer: Lucy Ansbro, Production Executive (Pandora): Diana Costes Brook, Production Executive (BBC): Jane Hawley, For the BBC: Luke Alkin, For the BBC: Sarah Brown, For the BBC: Lynne Connolly, For the BBC: Kim Plowright, For the BBC: Livy Sandler, Jane Wright, For Pandora: Shebnem Askin, For Pandora: Henri Dorlet, For Pandora: Ilann Girard, For Pandora: Laura Gragg, For Pandora: K.C. Schulberg, For Pandora: Isabelle Raindre, Veronica Tsioukas, Production Co-ordinator: Karen McLuskey, Production Accountant: Michele Tandy, Location Manager: David Pinnington, Post-production (Supervisor): Maria Walker, Post-production (Co-ordinator): Candice De Clerck, Fleur Fontaine, Assistant Director (1st): Richard Whelan, Assistant Director (2nd): Sara Desmond, Assistant Director (3rd): Vicky Marks, Assistant Director (Additional): Fiona Richards, Sue Wood, Script Supervisor: Anna Worley, Casting (Director): Mary Selway, Casting (ADR Voice): Louis Elman, Written by: Ben Elton, Based on the novel 'Inconceivable' by: Ben Elton, Director of Photography: Roger Lanser, Wescam Operator: Mike Parker, Wescam Technician: Oliver Ward, Steadicam Operator: Alf Tramontin, Steadicam Operator: Keith Sewell, Focus Puller: Simon Finney, Clapper/Loader: Rod Marley, Gaffer Electrician: Ken Pettigrew, Camera Trainee: Stephen Bear, Grip: Mark Binnell, Stills Photographer: Sally Miles, Visual Effects Supervisor: Antony Hunt, Digital Supervisor: Dan Pettipher, Digital Artist: Evan Davies, Digital Artist: Richard Little, Helen Ball, Visual Effects: MillFilm, Special Effects supplied by: Effects Associates, Editor: Peter Hollywood, Associate Editor: Keith Mason, Production Designer: Jim Clay, Art Director: Chris Seagers, Set Decorator: Maggie Gray, Production Buyer: Belinda Edwards, Property Master: Graeme Purdy, Costume Designer: Anna Sheppard, Assistant Costume Designer: Tim Aslam, Wardrobe Mistress: Georgina Gunner, Make-up/Hair Designer: Elizabeth Tagg, Make-up/Hair (Artist): Joceline Andrews, Tamsin Dorling, Make-up/Hair (Additional Artist): Sally Collins, Make-up/Hair (Additional Artist): Julie Dartnell, Make-up/Hair (Additional Artist): Renata Gilbert, Make-up/Hair (Additional Artist): Kelly Marazzi, Make-up/Hair (Additional Artist): Juta Russell, Janine Schneider, Title Design: Chris Allies, Optical Co-ordinator: Andy Jeffery, Grader: Alec Gibson, Original Music Composer/Orchestrations: Colin Towns, Music Supervisor: Paul Roberts, Music Supervisor: Jules Bain, Music Supervisor: Paul Mcdonald, Music Supervisor: Ann Murray, Music Supervisor: Virgin Records Ltd, Sound Recordist: John Hayes, Boom Operator: Arthur Turner, Re-recording Mixer: Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor, Sound Re-recorded at: Shepperton Sound, Supervising Sound Editor: Colin Miller, Dialogue Editor: Stefan Henrix, ADR Mixer: Ed Colyer, ADR Editor: Paul Conway, Foley Artist: Andie Derrick, Foley Artist: Jason Swanscott, Foley Mixer: Ed Colyer, Foley Editor: Jacques Leroide, Stunt Co-ordinator: Nick Powell, Stunt Performer: Julian Spencer, Joss Gower, Stand-in (Joely Richardson): Collette Appleby, Stand-in (Hugh Laurie): Gavin Hale, Stand-in (Additional): David Field, Medical Adviser: Carlton Jarvis, Animals Supplied by: Dean Aris, Animals Supplied by: Melanie Aris, Olive Tate, Helicopter Pilot: Leon Smith, Studio: Shepperton Studios
Cast
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Hugh Laurie (Sam Bell), Joely Richardson (Lucy Bell), Adrian Lester (George), James Purefoy (Carl Phipps), Tom Hollander (Ewan Proclaimer), Joanna Lumley (Sheila), Rowan Atkinson (Mr James), Dawn French (Charlene), Emma Thompson (Druscilla), Rachael Stirling (Joanna), Matthew Macfadyen (Nigel), Kelly Reilly (Nimnh), Stephen Simms (Trevor), Yasmin Bannerman (Melinda), Dave Thompson (Dave the comedian), John Brenner (Kit), Jaz Wilson (Baby Cuthbert), Guy Barrett, Della Bhujoo, Abbey Careford, Marina Fiorato (Nigel's posse), Richard Leaf (Justin Cocker), Lidija Zovkic (Petra), Connor Pearce (boy on bike in park), Henrietta Garden (mother in park), Richard Sandells (man wrestling for cab), Emma Cooke (nurse 1), Shelley Conn (nurse 2), Stephanie Bartczak, Chris Belgrave, Catriona Pearson, Judith Shekoni (Ewan's posse), Paul Ready (student doctor), Paul Tripp (Mr Furblob), Dave Thompson (Mrs Furblob), Gemma Aston (Roz), Lisa Palfrey (Jan), Serena Evans (Doctor Cooper), Katisha Kenyon (commercial girl 1), Anneli Harrison (commercial girl 2), Caroline Hayes (commercial girl 3), Elizabeth Woodcock (Tilda), John Lightbody (hospital administrator), Mina Anwar (Yasmin), Junix Inocian (chinese practitioner), John Fortune (acupuncturist), Sally Reeve (masseuse), Emma Buckley (IVF surgeon), Karen Bryson (actor playing doctor), Bill, Ben (William the dog)