Hattie gives BBC Four best rating ever

Hattie, BBC Four’s drama on comedy actress Hattie Jacques on Wednesday evening gave the channel its best audience ever.

 

Hattie, BBC Four’s drama on comedy actress Hattie Jacques on Wednesday evening gave the channel its best audience ever. The drama starred Ruth Jones in the title role with Robert Bankhurst and Aidan Turner. Hattie mostly concentrated on Hattie’s relationship with John Schofield (Turner) while she was married to John Le Mesurier (Bankhurst). According to latest ratings data 1.7 million viewers watched the drama which makes it BBC Four’s highest rated show in its history. Following Hattie was This Is Your Life from 1962 which focused on Jacques and was seen by 1.2 million viewers.