Down with Love
Romantic comedy about a women's lifestyle author who urges girls to throw down their aprons but questions her own advice when a playboy journalist attempts to woo her.
New York City, 1962 - Barbara Novak arrives in town from Maine for the launch of her first book Down With Love, a controversial study of sexual politics, advocating equality for women in the workplace and in the home.
Novak's editor, Vicki, sets her up with an interview with an upmarket men's mag's star reporter, Catcher Block, hoping to spark off publicity for the book, as well as romance with the editor, Peter McMannus. However, when Catcher's womanising ways leads him to stand Barbara up repeatedly, the two seem destined never to meet. Until the book becomes a runaway success.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Catcher Block | Ewan McGregor |
| Barbara Novak | Renee Zellweger |
| Vikki Hiller | Sarah Paulson |
| Peter MacMannus | David Hyde Pierce |
| Theodore Banner | Tony Randall |
| Gladys | Rachel Dratch |
| Maurice | Jack Plotnick |
| E.G. | John Aylward |
| C.B. | Warren Munson |
| J.B. | Matt Ross |
| J.R. | Michael Ensign |
| R.J. | Timothy Omundson |
| Director | Peyton Reed |
| Producer | Bruce Cohen |
| Producer | Dan Jinks |
| Writer | Eve Ahlert |
| Writer | Dennis Drake |
Broadcasts
Wed 29 Aug 200720:00- Sun 2 Sep 200719:20
- Mon 25 Aug 200823:05BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Mon 25 Aug 200823:45BBC One Scotland
- Sun 6 Dec 200922:55BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Sun 6 Dec 200923:15BBC One Northern Ireland
- Sun 6 Dec 200923:55BBC One Scotland
- Sun 4 Sep 201123:45BBC One except Wales
- Mon 5 Sep 201100:15BBC One Wales
