Mad Cows (1999)
They don't take no bull
When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up in jail. Losing custody of her infant child, Maddy hatches a scheme to break out of prison with the assistance of her friend Gillian, who's avoiding the law herself for credit card fraud. Now Maddy has to find the couple who have adopted her son and avoid falling in love with selfish Alex all over again.
- Date of release
- 1999-10-29
- TMDB
- 4.4 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Sara Sugarman
Casting
- Anna Friel — Maddy
- Joanna Lumley — Gillian
- Anna Massey — Dwina Phelps
- Phyllida Law — Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
- Greg Wise — Alex
- Elizabeth Berrington — Pru
- Omid Djalili — George
- John Standing — Politician
- Nicholas Woodeson — Detective Slynne
- Judy Cornwell — Maddy’s Mother
- Prunella Scales — Dr. Minny Stinkler
- Neil Stuke — Desk Sergeant
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