"This Life" (1996) TV series 1996-1997

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Creator:

Amy Jenkins

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

17 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A series following the lives of Miles, Milly, Warren, Egg and Anna, five young professionals.

Plot Keywords:

Love Triangle | Yuppie | Rivalry At Work | Therapy | Drugs

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jack Davenport	...	Miles Stewart (32 episodes, 1996-1997)
Amita Dhiri	...	Milly Nassim (32 episodes, 1996-1997)
Andrew Lincoln	...	Edgar 'Egg' Cook (32 episodes, 1996-1997)
Daniela Nardini	...	Anna Forbes (32 episodes, 1996-1997)
Luisa Bradshaw-White	...	Kira (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
David Mallinson	...	O'Donnell (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Steve John Shepherd	...	Jo (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ramon Tikaram	...	Ferdy (21 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jason Hughes	...	Warren Jones (19 episodes, 1996-1997)
Natasha Little	...	Rachel (17 episodes, 1997)
Cyril Nri	...	Graham (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Geoffrey Bateman	...	Hooperman (15 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gillian McCutcheon	...	Therapist (15 episodes, 1996-1997)
Juliet Cowan	...	Nicki (15 episodes, 1997)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Chancery Lane, Holborn, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

[Anna offers Miles a cigarette]
Miles: No,I'm trying to give up. You know those things kill 2000 people a week?
Anna: Imagine if they didn't. Imagine if there was 2000 more people staying around every week. As it is, there isn't room enough to swing a cat.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Spaced: Gone (#2.5)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

This Life Theme

Nostalgia

I still hold firmly to the belief that the last episode of this landmark show is the best 40 mins of British TV drama ever. Any number of storylines coming sharply to a head, the terrific wedding reception with its toilet sex and terrible dancing, darkest secrets coming horrifyingly to light and the legendary punch. But how sad! If we'd known then that there would never be another series we would have stormed the BBC ourselves. But think positive. The show is endlessly rewatchable, and its influence has lived on in Queer as Folk, Attachments, Teachers, Metropolis, Tinsel Town and most contemporary drama since.

Just please, please publish the damn scripts!