Mutual Friends: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Martin has two best friends, Patrick and Carl, who couldn't be more different. One is an irresponsible, unreliable, feckless womaniser and the other is dead. Guess which one slept with his wife?Martin Grantham is happily married to Jen. They have a son Dan, a nice house, the works. One day his best friend Carl throws himself under a train, setting off a disastrous sequence of events that will change Martin's life forever…Into this mess steps Patrick, a friend from way back. Patrick is everything Martin is not – glib, self-confident, popular and pathologically immature. He's the last person Martin needs in his life right now. Or is he?

Series details

• Title: Mutual Friends
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2008-08-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-09-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11090
• IMDb ID: tt1062325
• TVDB ID: 82899

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-08-26; final listed air date 2008-09-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mutual Friends on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.