Parenting For Idiots
- TV factual
- Channel 4
- 2017
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Comic show about children and parenting. Features Ashley Jensen.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - Rules
The last episode takes a humorous look at the importance of attempting to put in place some basic rules while raising your little ones, from sticking to a routine to instilling discipline.
Further details
The last episode takes a humorous look at the importance of attempting to put in place some basic rules while raising your little ones, from sticking to a routine to instilling discipline.
Sally Phillips talks us through behaviour charts, Frankie Boyle discusses appropriate viewing, Shappi Khorsandi describes the shame of public tantrums and Carrie Fisher slates unrealistic TV families.
Meanwhile, Lauren Laverne bemoans fussy eaters, Grace Dent reminisces about the good old days of 1970s parents and comedian Paul Chowdhry is left in charge of a nine-year-old girl's birthday party. What could possibly go wrong?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 16th February 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ashley Jensen | Narrator |
| Rosie Ramsey | Guest |
| Stephen Mangan | Self |
| Holly Walsh | Self |
| Chris Ramsey | Self |
| Danny Dyer | Self |
| Will Mellor | Self |
| Lauren Laverne | Self |
| Katherine Ryan | Self |
| Sally Phillips | Self |
| Grace Dent | Self |
| Carrie Fisher | Self |
| Adil Ray | Self |
| Jonathan Ross | Self |
| Jamelia | Self |
| Shaparak Khorsandi (as Shappi Khorsandi) | Self |
| Frankie Boyle | Self |
| Jo Dyer | Self |
| Sunnie Dyer | Self |
| Andrew Flintoff (as Freddie Flintoff) | Self |
| Sarah Beeny | Self |
| Paul Chowdhry | Self |
| Téja Wallen | Self |
| Tiani Byfield | Self |
| Renee Mellor | Self |
| Jayden Mellor | Self |
| Richard Easter | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tom Vinnicombe | VT Director |
| Kate Staples | Series Producer |
| Karl Warner | Executive Producer |
| Meredith Chambers | Executive Producer |
| Simon Weekes | Producer |
| Luke Ellis | Editor |
| Marie Straker | Editor |
| Julian Caidan | VT Editor |
| Jon Kassell | Director of Photography |
| Deborah Cantor | Costume Designer |