This comedy drama follows the lives of two very good friends, Abbie (Madonna) a straight woman, and Robert (Rupert Everett), her gay friend, whom decide to have a child together.
This works out fine, until five years after this, when Abbie falls in love with a chap who wants to move in with Abbie and Robert's child, Sam (Malcolm Stumpf).
Now a nasty custody battle takes place.
This is a moving, touching and often hilarious film.
The Next Best Thing is a Film programme that first aired in 1999 and has been classified a 12 certificate.
