Summaries

Billie Frank used to be somewhat of a star in her day, but now she's all washed up. She tries to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. She meets a guy who lives in her apartment building and is also an alcoholic.

Out-of-work alcoholic actress Billie Frank (Sherilyn Fenn) used to be somewhat of a star in her day, but now she's all washed up. With the help of her mother Trudy Frank (Lynn Redgrave), she tries to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. She meets Dave Parelli (Jonathan Penner), a guy who lives in her apartment building and is also an alcoholic. The show was based upon their relationship, along with all of the others in Alcoholics Anonymous with them.—Jonesy

Details

Keywords
  • female protagonist
  • dark comedy
  • alcoholic
  • sitcom comedy
  • actress breaks typecasting
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date Jul 31, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Columbia TriStar Television Mandalay Television

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Tech specs

Runtime 22m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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