Help! Wedding! - Worst week of my life
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| Original title | Help! Wedding! - Worst week of my life |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| year | 2007 |
| length | 21 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 in 1 season |
| genre | Comedy |
| production | Brainpool |
| First broadcast | April 13, 2007 on Sat.1 |
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Help! Wedding! - The worst week of my life is a German comedy - TV series by director Isabel Kleefeld , on the British BBC series The Worst Week of My Life is based. The series was broadcast on Sat.1 on Friday evenings from April 13, 2007 .
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Everything that can go wrong goes wrong is the motto of the series. The comedy series, which is essentially based on embarrassments and mistakes, tells the seven days that lead to the marriage of businessman Joachim Witte and his fiancée Anna von Schanz, the daughter of judge Albrecht von Schanz. This leads to some embarrassing situations: Judith, a work colleague with whom Joachim had a one-night-stand four years earlier , wants to prevent his wedding; Joachim accidentally kills the dog of his future in-laws, makes Anna's grandmother ready for hospital and loses the wedding ring (a family heirloom). At the end of the week, Joachim and Anna marry despite the many mishaps that have befallen the well-meaning but accident-prone groom.
main characters
Joachim Witte is portrayed by Christoph Maria Herbst (known from Stromberg ). The role of his fiancée Anna von Schanz was taken on by Ulrike C. Tscharre (known from Schöne Frauen ). The roles of the in-laws are played by Peggy Lukac and Uwe Friedrichsen .
International versions
The UK original, The Worst Week of My Life, consists of two seasons and a three-part Christmas special called The Worst Christmas of My Life . The series was broadcast on BBC One from 2004 to 2006 . Ben Miller (known from Johnny English ) played the role of Howard Steel (in the German version: Joachim Witte), his fiancée, Mel Cook, was played by Sarah Alexander (known from the series Coupling ). Alison Steadman and Geoffrey Whitehead played the roles of in-laws .
From September 22, 2008, CBS broadcast the American version under the title Worst Week , which has also been broadcast in German since January 2, 2011 on Sat.1.
background
The series was directed by Isabel Kleefeld , edited by Andrea Mertens and Nicole Kortlüke .
TV movie
On July 24, 2008, a shortened version of the seven episodes was broadcast as a 125-minute (original length: 210 minutes) television film on Sat.1.
Web links
- Help! Wedding! - The worst week of my life in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Help! Wedding! - The worst week of my life at crew united
- Official website of Sat.1
- BBC Comedy Guide (English)
- Sides of the BBC's press office on The Worst Christmas of My Life (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Reviews / Criticism / Film Review Help! Wedding! - The worst week of my life ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - DigitalVD.de, August 18, 2009
