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Oct 27, 2020 · With an excellent cast including Alison Steadman, Victoria Hamilton, Adrian Lester, Elaine Paige and Peter Davison, Mike Bartlett's new drama Life has been a big hit for the BBC. And while some...
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Life: Created by Mike Bartlett. With Rachael Stirling, Victoria Hamilton, Peter Davison, Erin Kellyman. Gail, Belle, David, and Hannah all encounter new and disruptive influences in their lives, kicking off interweaving stories set in a house in Manchester, England, UK, divided into four flats.
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Life is a British drama television series by the BBC, written by Mike Bartlett. It was first broadcast on 29 September 2020. The series follows the residents of four flats who live in a converted Victorian house, with an ensemble cast led by Alison Steadman and Peter Davison. [1]
No. In SeriesTitle [3]Directed By [3]Original Air Date [3]1"Episode 1"Ben Gosling-Fuller29 September 2020 (2020-09-29)2"Episode 2"Ben Gosling-Fuller6 October 2020 (2020-10-06)3"Episode 3"Ben Gosling-Fuller13 October 2020 (2020-10-13)4"Episode 4"Kate Hewitt20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)Life (TV Mini Series 2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Alison Steadman Plays Gail
- Peter Davison Plays Henry
- Buffy Davis Plays Dawn
- Geoffrey Streatfeild Plays Jonathan
- Kate Ashfield Plays Rachel
- Victoria Hamilton Plays Belle
- Susannah Fielding Plays Ruth
- Erin Kellyman Plays Maya
- Adrian Lester Plays David
- Rachael Stirling Plays Kelly
Alison Steadman is playing the role of Gail who is about to celebrate her 70th birthday “when a chance encounter throws her whole life into question”. Gavin & Stacey fans will know her as Pam Shipman, but she has also starred in a long list of TV shows and films. She was Edith in Hold the Sunset, and starred as Mrs Bennet in Pride & Prejudice. Othe...
Henry is Gail’s husband and he is played by actor Peter Davison. Peter was actually the Fifth Doctor in Doctor Who back in the 80s and also played Tristan Farnon in the original BBC series of All Creatures Great and Small. TV fans will also recognise him as William Priestley in Gentleman Jack and he’s also been in Liar, Toast of London and The Last...
Dawn is Gail’s very successful friend from school and is played by Buffy Davis. Buffy plays Pippa Woodley in Doc Martin and has also starred in The Trial of Christine Keeler and The Night Manager. She is also the voice of Jolene Archer on The Archers.
Gail and Henry’s son is played by Geoffrey Streatfeild. He actually played Fergus Williams in The Thick of It and Calum Reed in Spooks in the early 2000s, but more recently starred in Traitors and The Miniaturist.
Kate Ashfield plays Jonathan’s sister and previously starred as Liz in Shaun of the Dead. Other credits include Sanditon and A Confession, as well as Line of Duty series one where she played DCI Gates’s wife, Jools.
Victoria Hamilton plays a pilates teacher called Belle who has to take in her teenage niece, Maya. Doctor Foster fans will recognise Belle as Anna, who has changed her name and is trying to rebuild her life without her husband. As a seasoned actor, Victoria played the Queen Mother in the first two seasons of The Crown, and has also starred in Cobra...
Belle’s sister Ruth is played by Susannah Fielding who has previously starred in ITV drama Sticks and Stones and This Time with Alan Partridge Sticks and Stones. Other credits include McDonald & Dodds, The C Word, and Catastrophe.
Erin Kellyman stars as 15-year-old Maya who moves in with her aunt. Despite only being a teenager, this isn’t Erin’s first role and she previously played Enfys Nest in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Don’t Forget the Driver and Raised by Wolves.
University academic David is played by Adrian Lester. Previously, Adrian played Simon in The Day After Tomorrow and has also starred in Hustle , London Spy, Riviera and Trauma. He also played himself in an episode of the lockdown drama Staged created by David Tennant and Michael Sheen.
David’s wife Kelly is played by Rachael Stirling. She also has a long list of credits, including Detectorists, The Bletchley Circle and Wild Bill.
Sep 29, 2020 · As well as Victoria Hamilton, Life, which is filmed in Manchester, has a star-studded cast including Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman, Susannah Fielding, Saira Choudhry, Adrian Lester and Peter...
Follow the lives and woes of the residents of a Manchester house divided into four different flats. Gemma Foster's neighbour, Emma, now goes by the name of Belle, looking to start a new life.
