The Trouble With Maggie Cole
- TV comedy drama
- ITV1
- 2020
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Dawn French stars as a woman in small town who makes it her business to know a bit about everyone's lives. Also features Mark Heap, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Vicki Pepperdine, Patrick Robinson, Phil Dunster and more.
Streaming rank this week: 7,782
Press clippings
Maggie Cole and Friday Night Dinner crossover
In last week's episode of The Trouble With Maggie Cole, Mark Heap gave a nod to his other alter ego in a scene with Dawn French as he said "Shalom".
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 25th March 2020The week in TV: Breeders; Maggie Cole; Inside No. 9
Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard impress in a sweary parental comedy, while Dawn French's village busybody is Pam Ayres without the laughs.
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 15th March 2020The Trouble With Maggie Cole review
If Dawn French gossiped like this in real life, she'd be in big trouble.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 5th March 2020The Trouble with Maggie Cole review
Maddeningly parochial froth.
James Jackson, The Times, 5th March 2020The Trouble With Maggie Cole, ITV review
The lovely locations in Devon and Cornwall played their part.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 5th March 2020The Trouble with Maggie Cole, review
Dawn French channels Vicar of Dibley in this irresistible drama.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 4th March 2020The Trouble with Maggie Cole, ITV, review
Dawn French's new drama was clingy and desperate for our affections.
Rupert Hawksley, i Newspaper, 4th March 2020The Trouble with Maggie Cole, review
Dawn French's comedy drama is a curious cautionary tale against gossip - and booze.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 4th March 2020Julie Hesmondhalgh interview
Women are held against arbitrary standards of beauty. I''m not immune to that.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 1st March 2020TV blog: The Trouble With Maggie Cole
Why should we give a fig whether she mends fences or gets lynched by a party of outraged villagers? Because - and this is where the producers have played an absolute masterstroke - Maggie is played by Dawn French.
Benjie Goodhart, Saga Magazine, 28th February 2020