Perfect Day (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

David Richards

Writers:

Tim Baker (creator)
Howard Overman (creator)
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Release Date:

11 December 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A wedding day goes wrong when an ex lover of the bride turns up |

Plot Keywords:

Wedding Day | Friend | Perfect Day | Male Female Relationship | Thirty Something

Cast

Tom Goodman-Hill	...	Tom
Claire Goose	...	Amy
Aidan McArdle	...	Pete
Kate Ashfield	...	Jenny
Rhashan Stone	...	Steve
Claire Keelan	...	Kate
Bruce Mackinnon	...	Rob
Atta Yaqub	...	Ash
Michael Fenton Stevens	...	David
Josephine Butler	...	Rachel
Rob James-Collier	...	Alex (as Rob Collier)
Kim Taylforth	...	Diane
Martin Reeve	...	Malcolm
Mel Martin	...	Fiona
Lois Winstone	...	Michelle
Chris Bisson	...	Billy (as Christopher Bisson)
Steve Garti	...	Elwen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicky Hayer	...	Wedding Guest
João Costa Menezes	...	double of Aidan McArdle
Dirk Smith	...	Grooms Wedding Guest
Wayne Thompson	...	Jake (uncredited)

Directed by
David Richards

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tim Baker		creator
Howard Overman		creator
Howard Overman		deviser

Produced by
Tim Baker	....	producer
Elizabeth Binns	....	line producer
Victoria Fea	....	head producer
Victoria Fea	....	producer
Simon Heath	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Hal Lindes

Cinematography by
Andrew Speller		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jon Costelloe

Casting by
Beverley Keogh

Production Design by
Taff Batley

Art Direction by
Tabitha Dickinson

Costume Design by
Sue Thomson

Makeup Department
Sandy Staples	....	hair designer
Sandy Staples	....	makeup designer
Caroline Silk	....	makeup dailies (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul McGavin	....	third assistant director
Radford Neville	....	first assistant director
Tom Rye	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Paddy Paddison	....	stand-by art director

Sound Department
Ben Brazier	....	sound editor
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist
Paul Hamblin	....	dubbing mixer
Tom Jessup	....	boom operator
Lee Walpole	....	dubbing editor
Lee Walpole	....	sound effects editor
Ian Wilkinson	....	dubbing editor
Bruce Wills	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Appleton	....	clapper loader
Peter Davies	....	best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Marcantonio	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Samantha Hollingdale	....	colorist
Danielle Palmer	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Jane Burrows	....	script supervisor
Steven Butler	....	cast security
Jeff Dunn	....	production accountant
Jill Forbes	....	production coordinator
Barney May	....	production runner
Gemma Nunn	....	floor runner
Mark Timmons	....	cast security
Liam Andrew Wright	....	floor trainee

Production Companies

• World Productions
• Channel 5 Television (for)

Distributors

• Channel 5 Television (2005) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• Boom  sound post-production
• Titan Security UK  cast security

Also Known As:

Perfect Day: The Wedding (UK) (reissue title)

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials) | UK:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

World Productions

Movie Connections:

Followed by Perfect Day: The Millennium (2006) (TV)

Definitely worth watching......

This was on Channel 5 tonight (sunday), and I thought it was really good. It was in the classic tradition of British wedding comedy/dramas, and has all the good bits of Four Weddings and a Funeral without the slushy sentimentality. While it is very funny, it was quite serious and dramatic at times, and was all the better for it. It basically focuses on a group of friends who come together for a wedding, but everything is thrown into limbo when an ex of the bride- to-be shows up. Subsequently, all manner of hilarious and harrowing incidents ensue.

The cast was in this was excellent, most notably Tom Goodman-Hill (the ginger one from Spoons, who also appeared in a few episodes of The Office as Ray, the guy who recruits David Brent as a motivational speaker) and Claire Keelan (who is great in Nathan Barley). But its worth it just for the totally inappropriate best man (not sure of his name), who gets a bit of a surprise when he unwittingly attempts to seduce a girl at the wedding. All in all, it's definitely worth a look. Hopefully it'll be shown again or released on DVD.