Maybe Baby

PLOT

Sam Bell (Hugh Laurie) and his wife Lucy (Joely Richardson) are a married couple struggling for a baby, having tried everything they can think of to improve their chances of conceiving. At the same time, Sam begins to find his job (as a commissioning editor of drama at the BBC) increasingly unfulfilling. While he resolves to write his own screenplay, he begins to suffer writer's block.

The idea dawns upon him to write about his own predicament, something to which Lucy objects strongly. He uses her diary entries to help him achieve authenticity, and the film is a success. Lucy finds out about the film and, shocked, leaves Sam. Eventually they reconcile, and at the end of the story are still trying for a baby.

It marks the second time Laurie and Richardson have starred in the same film; the first was 101 Dalmatians (although in that film they shared no scenes).

CAST

Hugh Laurie as Sam Bell

Joely Richardson as Lucy Bell

Matthew Macfadyen as Nigel

Adrian Lester as George

Yasmin Bannerman as Melinda

Joanna Lumley as Sheila

Rachael Stirling as Joanna

Dave Thompson as Dave the Comedian

Emma Thompson as Druscilla

James Purefoy as Carl Phipps

Tom Hollander as Ewan Proclaimer

Rowan Atkinson as Mr. James

Kelly Reilly as Nimnh

Dawn French as Charlene

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

based upon Ben Elton's 1999 novel, Inconceivable