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16 September 2003 (UK) moreGenre:
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Three generations of a family struggling to make the best of their lives in very difficult circumstances.Plot:
The Key is a very human story. It's about three generations of a family struggling to make the best of their lives in very difficult circumstances... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
More like this, please! moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ronni Ancona | ... | Maggie |
| Drew Carter-Cain | ... | Adrian Sherman |
| Frances Grey | ... | Jessie |
| Stephen McCole | ... | Danny |
 | Kevin McKidd | ... | Duncan |
| Graeme Mearns | ... | Young Joe |
| Katy Murphy | ... | Katherine |
| Annie Louise Ross | ... | Helen |
| John Sessions | ... | Spencer |
| Dawn Steele | ... | Mary |
| Kirstie Steele | ... | Maggie Aged 10 |
| Ewan Stewart | ... | Joe |
| Ken Stott | ... | Billy |
| June Watson | ... | Older Mary Corrigan |
 | David Westhead | ... | Neath |
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Having seen other work by Donna Franceschild (A Mug's Game), I was looking forward to watching The Key, partly because it was set in Glasgow. The Key follows the trials and tribulations of a Glasgow family in the last century,the character of Mary, played by Dawn Steele and June Watson respectively, as the lynch-pin that holds the family and the narrative together. I particularly enjoyed the performances of Frances Grey as Jessie, Mary's granddaughter, and of Dawn Steele as Mary. It was interesting to see Ronni Ancona doing something other than comedy although I did think her performance was weaker than the others, particularly as the development of her character was integral to the plot. Overall I thought The Key was a fascinating and absorbing drama. The BBC should produce more like this and I hope it will be released on DVD sometime in the future.