The Big C

2010
4.6
38 reviews
Eligible
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Season 4 episodes (8)

1 Quality Of Life: Part One
4/29/13
Season-only
Cathy plans a birthday party.
2 Quality Of Life: Part Two
4/29/13
Season-only
Cathy plans a birthday party.
3 You Can't Take It With You: Part One
5/6/13
Season-only
Cathy upsets Paul when she tries to help him move on.
4 You Can't Take It With You: Part Two
5/6/13
Season-only
Cathy upsets Paul when she tries to help him move on.
5 Quality Of Death: Part One
5/13/13
Season-only
Cathy inadvertently inspires Andrea to get her sparkle back.
6 Quality Of Death: Part Two
5/13/13
Season-only
Cathy inadvertently inspires Andrea to get her sparkle back.
7 The Finale: Part One
5/20/13
Season-only
Series finale. Adam fulfills one of Cathy's wishes.
8 The Finale: Part Two
5/20/13
Season-only
Series finale. Adam fulfills one of Cathy's wishes.

About this show

The BIG C is a half hour comedy for Showtime starring Laura Linney about a woman living in Minneapolis who gets diagnosed with terminal cancer. Knowing she may not have more than a year to live, Cathy starts living her life the way she wishes she’d been living it for the last forty years. She’s determined to have more fun, be more honest, and make every moment count. It’s a show that will make you laugh and weep at the same time as you watch Cathy start loving her life for the first time before she says goodbye.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
38 reviews
Edward Hamilton
August 23, 2013
A new discovery for me but I don't quite understand Google's censorship policy.... Here we have the characters saying f**k and c***, but yet in Breaking Bad, the word have been audibly obscured
Ria D
September 11, 2014
Brilliant brilliant brilliant....the writing for this series is funny but one could really imagine the emotions being this way on ones Cancer journey...
Tsitsi Gwekwerere
August 4, 2013
I didnt what to think of it in the beginning, but then it got really funny.