Question: when did the first bridget jones come out

title: Bridget Jones's Diary (film)
text: Bridget is invited to a family party , and she takes Daniel along as her `` plus one '' . They spend the day before the party at a country house hotel , where Mark and Natasha are also staying . Daniel , having to spend the day working , is not able to attend and sends Bridget to the party alone . However , his dubious character becomes clearer to Bridget when she returns home from the party to find Daniel with another woman , a colleague of his , Lara ( Lisa Barbuscia ) , and Bridget cuts ties with him soon after . Bridget begins to search for a new job and after landing a job in television , quits her role at the publishing house without giving notice . Daniel makes a desperate attempt to convince Bridget to stay , only for her to retort that she would `` rather have a job wiping Saddam Hussein 's arse . ''