Nighty Night: Series 1

"An English Curb Your Enthusiasm. Mesmerizing... I'm addicted." - New York Times
"a tour de force" - The Wall Street Journal
"the darkest thing on television and...one of the funniest" - Chicago Tribune

Jill is the co-owner of a suburban beauty salon, but has other things on her mind, namely the handsome doctor who moves into the house opposite with his wheelchair bound wife. Jill claims her hospitalised husband is dying of a terminal illness and descends on the life of the unfortunate couple...and won't leave. As seen on Oxygen.

Nighty Night: British Comedy Awards®
2004 – Britain’s Best New TV Comedy

Episode One - Jill sees a whole new world of possibilities opening up for herself through Terry’s terminal illness. She tells everyone that Terry is dead, joins the Lasso the Moon Matchmaking Agency and goes on a rather peculiar blind-date with Glen who describes his personality as "Scottish". Jill then attends her Fun and Fellowship group at the local village hall and meets her new neighbour and man of her dreams – Doctor Don Cole. She locks her sights firmly on the GP, who she discovers has just moved into the house opposite. There’s just one problem – his wheelchair-bound wife, Cath. Undeterred by this small obstacle, Jill descends on their lives – and won’t leave.

Episode Two - Jill decides to infiltrate Cath and Don’s marriage further by inviting Don around for a dinner of smashed prawns in a milky basket. Her plans are thwarted when Cath turns up for dinner too. Meanwhile,Terry tries to get in touch with Jill, but she continues to ignore his calls.

Episode Three - Jill continues to play the part of the grieving wife and arranges a session at the Fun and Fellowship Group to discuss the theme of punishment. Jill chooses Cath as her group example and attempts to free her of the "dwarf inside". Jill also gives Cath an early birthday present Celebrating Celibacy. Heal Yourself Through Refrainment by Caro and Barry Bibbens, which Cath embraces wholeheartedly – much to Don’s frustration. Meanwhile, Jill develops a mystery illness and seeks Don’s help.

Episode Four - Don attempts a reconciliation with Cath, but Jill is now firmly established in their home and has no intention of allowing the two to make up. Jill enjoys a sing-a-long with Cath and Don’s son David, then Jill cooks Don a Beef Wellington, before showing him how physically pliable she is by assuming the crab position. Meanwhile,Terry is ready to be released from hospital and prepares himself for the move to St Willoughby's Hospice, where he expects to live out his last few days.

Episode Five - A determined Cath finally stands up to Jill and throws her out of the house. For good measure, she also decides that she and Don will sell up and join a religious community far away from Jill or any other temptress. Undeterred, Jill continues with her plans for Terry’s funeral. Cath and Don are invited, of course, and the members of the Fun and Fellowship group. At the funeral (and she hopes they will contribute towards the cost), Jill has some unexpected words for them all, and. an unexpected guest makes a surprise appearance.

Episode Six - Terry has survived cancer, so is confined to a locked room. Apart from the inconvenience of having told everyone he is dead, Jill hasn’t forgiven him for having sex five times with her assistant, so she decides on a more permanent solution. She then moves in with Glen to get her hands on his bank balance. When the vicar disturbs their love-nest, she finds a sweet solution to all of her problems.

Meet Jill, the unhinged owner of a small town beauty salon, and enter her dysfunctional world. Pretending that her hospitalised husband is dying, Jill is on a mission to find a man. She joins the "Lassoo the Moon" Dating Agency, but when her dates don't come up to scratch, she sets her sights on her neighbour Don, a doctor, and develops a very unhealthy obsession about him. Moving in to 'nurse' his terminally ill wife, she is determined to seduce him and bring their marriage to a grinding halt... by ANY means necessary. So will she get her man in the end?

CAST
Jill Farrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Julia Davis
Don . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Angus Deayton
Cath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rebecca Front
Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Eldon
Linda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruth Jones
Gordon the Vicar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michael Fenton Stevens
Glen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Gatiss
Sue 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Felicity
David (Don and Cath’s son) . . . . . .Sam Marks
Gary Furze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Wootton
Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kitty Fitzgerald
Nurse Claire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Angela Simpson
DrWivel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kish Shama
Mrs Bovey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryonie Pritchard
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Written by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Davis
Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Dow
Producers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ted Dowd, Alison MacPhail
Executive Producers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Normal, Steve Coogan, Alison MacPhail