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50+ Ratings

Married couple Ian and Emma deal with the ups and downs of their long 30-year marriage.

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Critics Consensus

Marriage's fidelity to mundane reality can make for uncomfortable -- and sometimes meandering -- viewing, but the perfect union of Sean Bean and Nicola Walker's performances gives this drama a compelling center.

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Geordie Gray

The Australian

Here is a show about an ordinary, boring couple falling apart in the same ordinary, boring ways as the rest of us. Except this couple is Sean Bean and Nicola Walker, so playing witness to their benign bickering is infinitely more compelling and enjoyable.

Aug 17, 2023

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Paul Kalina

The Age (Australia)

However banal and tedious Ian and Emma’s interactions are throughout the four-part drama, it is freighted with familiarity, realism and an unmistakeable sense of this being the way two people who have endured a very long partnership talk to each other.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2022

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Scott Bryan

BBC.com

I have never seen a show that has had such a marmite reaction, but this show is magnificent. I absolutely adore it, because everything in it is so natural to the extent where it hardly feels like a television show at all.

Rated: Must Watch

Sep 26, 2022

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Lola Galán

El Pais (Spain)

We must thank Golaszewski for the honesty with which the series is written and filmed, perhaps too sincere to compete with other television products loaded with artifice. [Full review in Spanish]

May 22, 2023

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Lynden Barber

Limelight

Nicola Walker is surely the hardest-working actor in British television. She’s everywhere, sometimes all at once. But since she’s also very good, that’s hardly a problem.

Oct 3, 2022

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Alison Rowat

The Herald (Scotland)

I loved its merciless accuracy. You had to stop nodding in recognition at all the little details lest your head dropped off by episode end.

Sep 2, 2022

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Brian Y Very Slow and Boring, Two Episodes In. My wife and I love Nicola Walker and have never been disappointed by anything that she was in, but this show was very disappointing. If I wanted to watch two long-time married people bicker and fail to communicate, I could turn off the TV and watch my own marriage :-) My wife was ready to throw in the towel after one episode, but I voted to try another, but came to the same conclusion--not worth our time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review alec9999 This show, while not for everyone, is absolutely genius. The understated writing, the subtle performances and the last episode revealing Ian and Emma to be real life heroes, beautiful. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Tracey H I will watch anything that includes Nicola Walker—anything; however, this series drained all of my energy. I cannot get those hours back. The husband was painstakingly miserable to watch—I wanted him to jump off the nearest bridge and put us all out of our misery. Not sure why Rotten Tomatoes critics scored so high. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Bob V This a series only the the critics would love. Stilted dialogue with characters you really don't like. 2 stars is generous as I suppose they are trying to be creative Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Serra K Questions the commitment. A real reflection of marriage relationship institution. Moments of a couple from affection to being irritated. Being have to answer the stupid questions. All small details, facial expressions are going to keep you focused. Actors have played all emotions and all the boring perfectly like they were living in that moment and director and art directors have done their best to show it its best. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/23 Full Review Elizabeth R After two episodes, I have no idea what the plot is supposed to be. Most of the time, characters are mumbling, so I don't understand what they've said. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Sean Bean Ian Nicola Walker Emma James Bolam Gerry Henry Lloyd-Hughes Jamie Chantelle Alle Jessica Jack Holden Adam

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 14, 2022 Ian and Emma get back from their vacation in Spain and return to their normal lives; Ian has recently been made redundant and is beginning to adapt to his new existence; Emma is doing well at work and trying to balance that with Ian's feelings. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 14, 2022 Ian continues his job search with no success; Emma is excited to find she has the opportunity to go to a work conference, where she might get contacts for her business idea. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 21, 2022 Emma attends the conference with her boss, Jamie; Ian waits at home and wonders what she's up to; Jessica meets a new friend who could turn out to be something more. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 22, 2022 Jessica moves home and Ian gets to spend some time with her; Jamie receives an unexpected visitor; Emma confronts her father and her boss with the truth; Jamie receives an unexpected visitor. Details

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Director: Stefan Golaszewski
Screenwriter: Stefan Golaszewski
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-14 (D)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Aug 14, 2022