In The Club

“Well written, well acted, beautifully produced and directed. There’s a reason Mellor is a dominant force on British telly: she’s very good at what she does.”

This is the story of six very different couples who meet at their local Parent Craft class in the last trimester of their pregnancies. Each has their own unique set of issues to deal with, be it swollen feet, chronic wind or Braxton Hicks contractions, not to mention debt, divorce and even death.

Every pain and twinge signals imminent birth, with partners panicking they’ll have to play midwife. Straining waistbands and popping buttons reveal changing bodies that will never look the same, and new friendships are forged when couples turn to each other for support. With the parents-to-be each questioning their instincts, experience and expectations, pregnancy websites quickly become a vital source of support.

Year
2014 - 2016

Episodes
- Series 1: 6 x 60 minute episodes
- Series 2: 6 x 60 minute episodes

Channel
BBC1

Written by
Kay Mellor & Gaynor Mellor

Directed by
Kay Mellor, Neasa Hardiman, Sarah O’Gorman, Jane Prowse & Audrey Cooke 

Produced by
Yvonne Francas

Kay Mellor’s fuzzy pre-natal drama continues to warm the cockles ”

The Daily Telegraph

In The Club is a contemporary drama about pregnancy, childbirth, love and the changing nature of relationships a new baby inevitably brings. It follows the lives of several women and their partners as they stumble into parenthood together. Written and created by Kay Mellor, the series stars Hermione Norris, Katherine Parkinson and Jill Halfpenny.


In The Club follows the lives of several women and their partners as they stumble into parenthood together.

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