The Trouble with Maggie Cole

The Trouble with Maggie Cole is a British comedy-drama[1][2][3] television series directed by Ben Gregor, and written by Mark Brotherhood. The show's first episode premiered on British television network ITV on 4 March 2020.[4] It stars Dawn French in the role of Maggie Cole as well as Mark Heap, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Vicki Pepperdine, Patrick Robinson, Emily Reid and Gwyneth Keyworth.

The Trouble with Maggie Cole
GenreComedy-drama
Written byMark Brotherhood
Maya Sondhi (script consultant)
Directed byBen Gregor
Theme music composerJonathan Whitehead
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producer(s)Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
Dawn French
Mark Brotherhood
Saskia Schuster
Producer(s)Joanna Hanley
Angela Sinden
Editor(s)Jono Griffith
Jonathan Lucas
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkITV
Original release4 March 2020 (2020-03-04) –
present

Premise

The six-part series takes place in the coastal village of Thurlbury and follows the local busybody Maggie Cole (Dawn French).[5] Maggie refers to herself as a "local historian" and owns a local heritage-gift shop,[6] while her husband Peter is the headmaster of the local primary school.[7]

Self-important Maggie has spilt the beans, drunkenly, on local radio about six village characters with secrets, and is thus racked with guilt for her pointless gossip. But she somehow seems to have hit a seam of truth about at least two or three, and thus the stage is set for confrontations and reckonings.[8]

Production and filming

The show was initially planned to be named Glass Houses while in production in early 2019.[9][10] Filming for the series took place across South Devon and Cornwall, primarily in the village of Noss Mayo.[11] Other locations were filming took place are Mothecombe, Launceston Castle, Cargreen, Burgh Island, Bigbury-on-Sea beach, Morwellham Quay, Saltash, and a primary school in Ivybridge.[11]

Cast

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions) 
11"Episode 1"Ben GregorMark Brotherhood4 March 2020 (2020-03-04)N/A
Local historian Maggie Cole shares too much detail about the locals in her village when interviewed for a radio show - changing life in the village forever.
22"Episode 2"Ben GregorMark Brotherhood11 March 2020 (2020-03-11)N/A
Maggie wants to apologise to everyone she's upset and goes to visit GP Carol. The radio interview has gone viral and the village is reeling from the revelations.
33"Episode 3"Ben GregorMark Brotherhood18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)N/A
Peter Cole is jittery about the press interest from Maggie's interview and the online petition calling for his resignation over the scandal.
44"Episode 4"Ben GregorMark Brotherhood25 March 2020 (2020-03-25)N/A
It's the day of the village celebrations. Roxanna is still terrified by Alex's alarming behaviour and is desperate to get to him before he confronts the money lenders.
55"Episode 5"Ben GregorMark Brotherhood1 April 2020 (2020-04-01)N/A
The previous night's revelations have devastated Maggie and in desperate need of some time alone, she heads to the local pub to see if she can get a room for the night.
66"Episode 6"Ben GregorMark Brotherhood8 April 2020 (2020-04-08)N/A
It's the day of the village celebrations. Roxanna is still terrified by Alex's alarming behaviour and is desperate to get to him before he confronts the money lenders.
gollark: ... apparently they do exist cheaply on eBay, somehow?
gollark: Hmm. Well. If I can find some replacement batteries I'll have to look into this.
gollark: In any case, I want a phone which actually makes this *non-awful* to do.
gollark: The screws seem to be bizarre tiny hexagrams.
gollark: Standardized batteries are also important, and I don't think anything supports *those*, but that's a separate problem.

References
  1. "The Trouble with Maggie Cole - iTV Catalogue". ITV. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "The Trouble With Maggie Cole - ITV Comedy Drama". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (11 March 2020). "When is Dawn French's The Trouble with Maggie Cole on TV?". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. Mitchell, Molli (5 March 2020). "The Trouble with Maggie Cole ITV start date: When does it air? How many episodes?". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. Catterall, Ali (4 March 2020). "TV tonight: musical therapy in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  6. Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (11 March 2020). "Meet the cast of ITV's The Trouble with Maggie Cole". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. Feay, Suzi (28 February 2020). "Dawn French plays a local busybody in The Trouble with Maggie Cole". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. Ferguson, Euan (14 March 2020). "The week in TV: Breeders; The Trouble With Maggie Cole; Child of Our Time and more". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  9. Falconer, Daniel (25 February 2020). "Exclusive: Arthur McBain discusses his role in The Trouble With Maggie Cole, his music and more". Female First. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. Bartram, Naomi (21 January 2020). "When is The Trouble with Maggie Cole on ITV?". Heart. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. Griffiths, Eleanor Bley (11 March 2020). "Where was The Trouble with Maggie Cole filmed?". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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