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The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

Season 1, Episode Number 1 (Punched And Sat On, Baby)

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Released: 2007-10-04

Runtime: 30 minutes

Episode Overview

We are introduced to Vivienne Vyle and her Jerry Springer-esque style chat show. Whilst on her show she reveals the negative result of a paternity test to which the wronged man starts a ruckus leading to an overweight security guard falling on Vivienne, sending her straight to the hospital. We meet her behind the scenes crew- Helena, the producer from hell whose baby only speaks Spanish because she spends more time with her nanny than her own mum, young show runner Abigail (who is sacked, reinstated, and never seen again after this episode), Dr. Jonathan Fowler, the show's new resident psychologist, Carol, the floor manager, Des, the show director, Damien, the show's researcher and the one responsible for "preparing" guests to go on stage, and last but not least, Jared, Vivienne's gay husband and biggest cheerleader.

Series Overview

Revolving around the life of Vivienne Vyle, a daytime TV presenter/agony aunt in the mold of Trisha, the show focuses on not only the problems of her guests but the problems Vivienne faces herself in regards to her love and home life.

Genres

  • Comedy

Production Companies

  • BBC (GB)

Additional Information

Popularity: 3.2977

Vote Average: 6.0 (4 votes)

Status: Ended

Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/viviennevyle/