Back to Life (TV series)

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Back to Life
File:Back to Life (TV series).jpg
Genre <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Written by
Laura Solon
Daisy Haggard
Directed by <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Christopher Sweeney
  • Ella Jones
Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Composer(s) Solomon Grey
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Sarah Hammond
  • Harry Williams
  • Jack Williams
Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Debbie Pisani
Cinematography Ben Wheeler
Editor(s) Gavin Buckley
Running time 23–25 minutes
Production company(s) Two Brothers Pictures
Release
Original network <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Original release 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) –
present
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Back to Life is a British dark comedy-drama co-written by Laura Solon and Daisy Haggard and starring Haggard and Adeel Akhtar that premiered on BBC One on 15 April 2019.[1] On 10 November 2019, the series premiered in the United States on Showtime.[2] The first series received critical acclaim with many reviews highly praising the performance and writing of Haggard. On 19 November 2019, Back to Life was renewed for a second series; it premiered on 31 August 2021 to similar positive reviews.[3] There are currently no plans for a third series, as Haggard announced that a story has not yet been developed, but it has not entirely been ruled out.[4]

Plot

Miri Matteson has just returned home to Hythe, Kent, after serving an 18-year prison sentence. As Miri attempts to rebuild her life, she forms a friendship with Billy, who cares for the elderly woman next door.

Cast

  • Daisy Haggard as Miri Matteson
  • Geraldine James as Caroline Matteson, Miri's mother
  • Richard Durden as Oscar Matteson, Miri's father
  • Adeel Akhtar as Billy, Miri's budding love interest
  • Jo Martin as Janice, Miri's parole officer
  • Jamie Michie as Dom, Miri's now married pre-prison boyfriend and Caroline's secret affair
  • Christine Bottomley as Mandy, Miri's now married pre-prison best friend
  • Juliet Cowan as Tina, local policewoman who was Miri’s childhood enemy
  • Imogen Gurney as Lara, Miri's former best friend
  • Liam Williams as Nathan, Miri's boss at the fish and chip shop (series 1)
  • Souad Adel Faress as Anna, Billy's wife (series 1)
  • Frank Feys as Samuel, a private investigator (series 1)
  • Ade Edmondson as John Boback, Lara’s father (series 2)
  • Lizzy McInnerny as Norah Boback, Lara’s mother (series 2)
  • Meera Syal as Gaia, Billy's mum (series 2)

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 6 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)
2 6 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)

Series 1 (2019)

No.
overall		 No. in
series		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "Episode 1" Christopher Sweeney[5] Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)
2 2 "Episode 2" Christopher Sweeney Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)
3 3 "Episode 3" Christopher Sweeney Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)
4 4 "Episode 4" Christopher Sweeney Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)
5 5 "Episode 5" Christopher Sweeney Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)
6 6 "Episode 6" Christopher Sweeney Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 15 April 2019 (2019-04-15)

Series 2 (2021)

No.
overall		 No. in
series		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
7 1 "Episode 1" Ella Jones Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)[6]
8 2 "Episode 2" Ella Jones Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)[6]
9 3 "Episode 3" Ella Jones Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)[6]
10 4 "Episode 4" Ella Jones Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)[6]
11 5 "Episode 5" Ella Jones Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)[6]
12 6 "Episode 6" Ella Jones Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon 31 August 2021 (2021-08-31)[6]

Production

Harry and Jack Williams are the executive producers of Back to Life with Sarah Hammond. They previously produced the BBC show Fleabag.[7]

Various scenes for both series were filmed in Hythe and Lydd-on-Sea in Kent. Dungeness features in Series One and Folkestone Harbour Arm doubles as the Pier and Lighthouse in Series Two. The Abbot's Cliff sound mirror in Dover, on top of the White Cliffs of Dover, feature in both series.[8]

Release

Back to Life was launched as a boxset on BBC iPlayer on 15 April 2019, and was shown weekly on BBC One from 15 April 2019.

Reception

The show has received critical acclaim. For the first series, review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.4/10, based on 26 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Driven by the marvelous Daisy Haggard, Back to Life questions what it means to be a person with humor, heart, and a genuine sense of surprise."[9] The first series was also compared positively to critically acclaimed tragicomedy Fleabag with which it shares producers. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 88 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]

For the second series, Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.8/10, based on 5 critic reviews.[11] Metacritic assigned a score of 87 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[12]

Home media

Title Release date BBFC rating Distributor
Region 2 DVD (UK) Region B Blu-ray (UK)
Season 1 1 July 2019[13] 1 July 2019[14] 18 Spirit Entertainment
Season 2 25 October 2021[15] TBA 15 Dazzler Media

References

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External links

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