I Want My Wife Back. Image shows from L to R: Murray (Ben Miller), Bex (Caroline Catz). Copyright: Busby Productions / Mainstreet Pictures
I Want My Wife Back

I Want My Wife Back

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2016
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Sitcom starring Ben Miller as a man who is bewildered and lost when his wife suddenly leaves him, and his quest to discover what went wrong. Stars Ben Miller, Caroline Catz, Peter Wight, Jan Francis, Cariad Lloyd and more.

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Series 1, Episode 4

I Want My Wife Back. Image shows from L to R: Murray (Ben Miller), Bex (Caroline Catz)
Bex agrees to meet Murray for dinner, where he plans to re-propose.

Further details

Bex agrees to meet Murray for dinner, where he plans to re-propose. The evening gets off to a bad start when Murray's friend Grant loses the ring he was supposed to bring.

Things go from bad to worse when Murray see's Julian at the restaurant. He tries to cancel the table but he's too late. Murray and Bex are clearly pleased to see each other, but Murray is interrupted every time he tries to re-propose. To make things worse, while Murray is distracted, Julian invites Bex on a date despite Murray's best efforts to discourage him.

Grant finally appears with the ring and Murray suggests he and Bex get back to their evening. Things begin to look up for Murray until he finds out Bex has been offered a job in Birmingham, and Grant gets into a fight with Julian. Murray tries to help his friend but ends up knocking Julian unconscious. Despite the evening having not gone to plan, Murray decides to re-propose to Bex anyway, but what will her answer be?

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 9th May 2016
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 11th May 2016 11:15pm BBC1
Wednesday 11th May 2016 11:40pm BBC1 Wales

Cast & crew

Cast
Ben Miller Murray
Caroline Catz Bex
Kenneth Collard Grant
Susannah Fielding Emma
Stewart Wright Curtis
Abigail Thaw Abby
Guest cast
James Lance Julian Wolverton
Gabby Best Alice
Carla Harrison-Hodge Waitress
Vincenzo Nicoli M'aitre D
Writing team
Mark Bussell Writer
Justin Sbresni Writer
Gwen Gorst Script Editor
Production team
Paul Norton Walker Director
Mark Bussell Producer
Justin Sbresni Producer
Sally Haynes Executive Producer
Laura Mackie Executive Producer
Guy De Glanville Co-producer
Adam Windmill Editor
Jo Sutherland Production Designer
Craig Feather Director of Photography
Grant Olding Composer

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