"William and Mary" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Directors:

Stuart Orme
Jean Stewart

Writer:

Mick Ford (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

23 March 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Two sides of life... One chance at love...

Plot:

The lives of William (an undertaker) and Mary (a midwife) cross. They become romantically involved, but what happens for the rest of the series is far less predictable.

Plot Keywords:

Midwife | Undertaker | Single Parent Family | House | Hearse

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Martin Clunes	...	William Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Julie Graham	...	Mary Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Cheryl Campbell	...	Molly Gilcrest Straud (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Dominick Baron	...	Terence Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Michael Begley	...	Rick Straud (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Peta Cornish	...	Kate Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Ricci McLeod	...	Brendan Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Claire Hackett	...	Doris (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
Georgina Terry	...	Julia Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003-2005)
James Greene	...	Arnold (16 episodes, 2003-2005)
Catherine Terris	...	Mrs. Spalding (15 episodes, 2003-2005)
June Watson	...	Mrs. Ball (15 episodes, 2003-2005)
David Kennedy	...	Billy Two Hats (13 episodes, 2003-2005)
The Emerald Dogs	...	The Band (11 episodes, 2003-2005)
Paterson Joseph	...	Reuben / ... (10 episodes, 2003-2005)

Runtime:

48 min (18 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (Complete Box Set)

Filming Locations:

Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath, Hampstead, London, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Fantastic series * * * * * * * * * *

Came upon this series by accident. I purchase many British TV DVDs from Amazon.co.UK and this complete series was going cheap and being a great fan of men behaving badly, i thought lets give it a go.

We sat down one rainy afternoon and nine episodes later, said we must go to bed. This is a brilliant series, certainly not a comedy as some might think, there are many heart rendering moments. William (Martin Clunes) is an undertaker by default and Mary (Julie Graham) is a midwife so you can imagine death is around them but there is also so much joy. What a premise to a series, one partner brings new life in to the world and the other gently takes it away.

The writer and directors from the very first episode have built a tight and wonderful story based on the characters rather than the plot. Each character and there are many in each episode are acted perfectly. There are many twists and funny/sad moments especially in episode four.

I'm glad this show did not get under the radar, do yourself a favour and buy the entire series and then pass it on, but make sure you get it back , you will watch it again.

Thank goodness for British television - from Australia, we thank you.