this life

BBC Television/World Productions (BBC2)

Colour

32 episodes (c.40-minutes)

1996-1997

Created by Amy Jenkins

Produced by Jane Fallon

Executive Producer: Tony Garnett

Regular Cast: Jack Davenport (Miles), Amita Dhiri (Milly), Jason Hughes (Warren), Andrew Lincoln (Egg), Daniela Nardini (Anna), Geoffrey Batemann (Hooperman), David Mallinson (O'Donnell), Cyril Nri (Graham), Steve John Shepherd (Jo), Luisa Bradshaw-White (Kira), Paul Copley (Jerry), Ramon Tikaram (Ferdy), Natasha Little (Rachel (season 2 only)), Juliet Cowan (Nicki (season 2 only)), Tony Curran (Lenny (season 2 only))

First season (18 Mar 96 - 3 Jun 96)
(writer/director) (audience figures/position on BBC2 - if known)
1 Coming Together (18 Mar 96)
Amy Jenkins/Sam Miller (3.81/6th)
2 Happy Families (25 Mar 96)
Amy Jenkins/Sam Miller
3 Living Dangerously (1 Apr 96)
Amy Jenkins/Sam Miller
4 Sex, Lies and Muesli Yoghurt (8 Apr 96)
Richard Zajdlic/Audrey Cooke
5 Fantasy Football (15 Apr 96)
Richard Zajdlic/Audrey Cooke (3.58/10th)
6 Family Outing (22 Apr 96)
Patrick Wilde/Audrey Cooke
7 Brief Encounter (29 Apr 96)
Patrick Wilde/Audrey Cooke (3.46/7th)
8 Cheap Thrills (6 May 96)
Matthew Graham/Nigel Douglas
9 Just Sex (13 May 96)
Matthew Graham/Nigel Douglas
10 Father Figure (20 May 96)
Amy Jenkins/Nigel Douglas
11 Let's Get it On (3 Jun 96)
Amy Jenkins/Nigel Douglas

Second season (17 Mar 97 - 7 Aug 97)
12 Last Tango in Southwark (17 Mar 97)
Richard Zajdlic/Sallie Aprahamian
13 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (24 Mar 97)
Richard Zajdlic/Sallie Aprahamian
14 The Bi Who Came in from the Cold (31 Mar 97)
Matthew Graham/Sallie Aprahamian
15 How to Get in Bed by Advertising (7 Apr 97)
Matthew Graham/Sallie Aprahamian
16 Small Town Boyo (14 Apr 97)
Mark Davies Markham/Dominic Lees
17 Unusual Suspect (21 Apr 97)
Mark Davies Markham/Dominic Lees
18 He's Leaving Home (28 Apr 97)
Joe Ahearne/Joy Perino
19 Room with a Queue (8 May 97)
Ian Iqbal Rashid/Joy Perino (3.39/8th)
20 Men Behaving Sadly (15 May 97)
Ian Iqbal Rashid/Joy Perino (3.39/9th)
21 When the Dope Comes in (22 May 97)
Amelia Bullmore/Harry Bradbeer
22 She's Gotta Get it (29 May 97)
Amelia Bullmore/Harry Bradbeer
23 The Plumber Rings Twice (5 June 97)
Eirene Houston/Harry Bradbeer (3.49/7th)
24 Wish You Were Queer (12 June 97)
Annie Caulfield/Sallie Aprahamian (3.10/9th)
25 Who's that Girl? (19 Jun 97)
Annie Caulfield/Sallie Aprahamian (3.80/6th)
26 From Here to Maternity (26 Jun 97)
Jimmy Gardner/Sallie Aprahamian (3.43/4th)
27 One Bedding and a Funeral (3 Jul 97)
Jimmy Gardner/Joe Ahearne (3.73/4th)
28 The Secret of my Excess (10 Jul 97)
William Gaminara/Joe Ahearne (4.12/2nd)
29 Diet Hard (17 Jul 97)
William Gaminara/Joe Ahearne (4.13/1st)
30 Milly Liar (24 Jul 97)
Joe Ahearne/Morag Fullarton (4.23/1st)
31 Secrets and Wives (31 Jul 97)
Richard Zajdlic/Morag Fullarton (4.33/2nd)
32 Apocalypse Wow! (7 Aug 97)
Richard Zajdlic/Morag Fullarton (5.54/1st)

(Thanks to Bronwyn, for a bit of missing info.)