This Life (1996 TV series)

This Life
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Created byAmy Jenkins
StarringAmita Dhiri
Jack Davenport
Jason Hughes
Andrew Lincoln
Daniela Nardini
Ramon Tikaram
Luisa Bradshaw-White
Steve John Shepherd
Natasha Little
David Mallinson
Juliet Cowan
Sacha Craise
Cyril Nri
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes33 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time50 minutes
Production companyWorld Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release18 March 1996 (1996-03-18) –
2 January 2007 (2007-01-02)
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This Life is a BBC television drama that was produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two. Two series were broadcast from 18 March 1996 to 7 August 1997, with a later reunion special on 2 January 2007.[1] It centres on a group of law graduates in their twenties, embarking upon their careers while sharing a house in south London.[2][3] There are no courtroom scenes in either the first or second series, and only one brief scene in the TV sequel.[citation needed]

The show became a popular word-of-mouth hit[4] and was included on BFI's list of the 100 greatest British television programmes.[5]

  1. ^ Jason Deans (4 July 2005). "BBC to revisit This Life, 10 years on | Media | MediaGuardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. ^ Paul McCann (24 July 1997). "The end of Life as we know it? - News". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Entertainment | This Life returns after 10 years". BBC News. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Andrew Lincoln interview: 'The Walking Dead was a leap of faith'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ^ "BFI | Features | TV 100 List of Lists". 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2016.