Bridget Jones in the family way

EVEN though the decorations are about to come down, the leftovers are long gone and the resolutions have been made, it's still the time of year to catch up with old friends.

Which is just what what settling down with Bridget Jones's Baby feels like, a hark back to simpler times when her (and possibly your) biggest problems were squeezing into (and then out of) granny pants and choosing between the better of two hunky men.