Watermelon (film)

Watermelon
Brenda Fricker
Based on	Watermelon by Marian Keyes
Screenplay by	Colin Bateman
Directed by	Kieron J. Walsh
Starring	Anna Friel Jamie Draven Ciaran McMenamin Sean McGinley Brenda Fricker
Country of origin	United Kingdom Ireland
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Christine Langan
Running time	74 minutes
Distributor	ITV
Release
Original release	16 April 2003 (2003-04-16)

Watermelon is a 2003 television film directed by Kieron J. Walsh, and was released on 16 April 2003 on channel ITV. The screenplay is by Colin Bateman.^[1] The film is inspired by the novel the same name by Marian Keyes.^[1] The film is starring Anna Friel as Claire, Jamie Draven, Ciaran McMenamin, Sean McGinley, and Brenda Fricker. It is a lighthearted Irish drama following the troubles of a young couple when the man discovers that his beloved is carrying another man's baby.

Plot

At twenty-nine, fun-loving, good-natured Claire has everything she ever wanted: a boyfriend she adores, a great apartment, a good job. Then, on the day she gives birth to her first baby, James visits her in the recovery room to inform her that he's leaving her. Claire is left with a beautiful newborn daughter, a broken heart, and a body that she can hardly bear to look at in the mirror. So, in the absence of any better offers, Claire decides to go home to her family in Dublin. To her gorgeous man-eating sister Anna, her soap-watching mother, her bewildered father. And there, sheltered by the love of an (albeit quirky) family, she gets better. A lot better. In fact, so much better that when James slithers back into her life, he's in for a bit of a surprise.

Cast

Anna Friel ... Claire Ryan
Brenda Fricker ... Teresa Ryan
Ciarán McMenamin ... Adam Collins
Sean McGinley ... Joe Ryan
Jamie Draven ... James Wearing
Elaine Cassidy ... Anna Ryan
Helen Grace ... Judith
Siocha Quinn ... Baby Kate

Awards

Irish Film and Television Awards

Year	Recipient/Nominated work	Award	Result
2003	Linda Mooney and Carol Dunne	Best Hair / Make-up	Won
	Watermelon	Best TV Drama	Nominated
	Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh	Best Costume Design	Nominated

References

1 2 "Anna gets first TV starring role as Irish author's novel is filmed; Brookie beauty's return to small screen is triumph for ex-alcoholic writer Keyes. - Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.

External links

Watermelon at the Internet Movie Database

Works by Colin Bateman

Adult

Dan Starkey	Divorcing Jack (1995) Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men (1996) Turbulent Priests (1999) Shooting Sean (2001) The Horse with My Name (2002) Driving Big Davie (2004) Belfast Confidential (2005) Nine Inches (2011) Fire and Brimstone (2013)

Martin Murphy	Murphy's Law (2002) Murphy's Revenge (2005)

Mystery Man	Mystery Man (2009) The Day of the Jack Russell (2009) Dr. Yes (2010) The Prisoner of Brenda (2013)

Other novels	Cycle of Violence (1995) Empire State (1997) Maid of the Mist (1999) Mohammed Maguire (2001) Wild About Harry (2001) Chapter And Verse (2003) I Predict A Riot (2007) Orpheus Rising (2008)

Young-adult

Eddie & the Gang with No Name	Reservoir Pups (2003) Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett (2004) The Seagulls Have Landed (2005)

Titanic 2020	Titanic 2020 (2007) Titanic 2020: Cannibal City (2008)

Others	SOS Adventures (2010–2011)

Films

Divorcing Jack (1998)
Crossmaheart (1998)
Wild About Harry (2000)
Watermelon (2003)

TV series

Murphy's Law (2001–2007)
Rebus: "The First Stone" (2007)

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