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Last Tango in Halifax

  • TV Series
  • 2012–2020
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
9.5K
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Derek Jacobi, Sarah Lancashire, Anne Reid, and Nicola Walker in Last Tango in Halifax (2012)
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After half a century apart, Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) are reunited and decide to marry.After half a century apart, Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) are reunited and decide to marry.After half a century apart, Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) are reunited and decide to marry.

  • Creator
    • Sally Wainwright
  • Stars
    • Anne Reid
    • Derek Jacobi
    • Sarah Lancashire
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    9.5K
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    3,285
    158
    • Creator
      • Sally Wainwright
    • Stars
      • Anne Reid
      • Derek Jacobi
      • Sarah Lancashire
    • 77User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Anne Reid
    Anne Reid
    • Celia
    Derek Jacobi
    Derek Jacobi
    • Alan
    Sarah Lancashire
    Sarah Lancashire
    • Caroline
    Nicola Walker
    Nicola Walker
    • Gillian Greenwood
    Tony Gardner
    Tony Gardner
    • John
    Josh Bolt
    Josh Bolt
    • Raff
    Louis Greatorex
    Louis Greatorex
    • Lawrence
    Dean Andrews
    Dean Andrews
    • Robbie
    Nina Sosanya
    Nina Sosanya
    • Kate
    Katherine Rose Morley
    Katherine Rose Morley
    • Ellie
    Ronni Ancona
    Ronni Ancona
    • Judith
    Paul Copley
    Paul Copley
    • Harry
    Felix Johnson
    • Angus
    Edward Ashley
    Edward Ashley
    • William
    Dean Smith
    Dean Smith
    • William
    Marcus Garvey
    Marcus Garvey
    • Greg
    Sacha Dhawan
    Sacha Dhawan
    • Paul
    Rupert Graves
    Rupert Graves
    • Gary
    • Creator
      • Sally Wainwright
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    • Trivia
      Writer Sally Wainwright based the story on the experience of her mother Dorothy who was put in touch with her childhood sweetheart Alec via Friends Reunited after being widowed at the age of seventy-five. Alec had also recently been widowed. The couple fell in love all over again and got married.
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    User reviews77

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    9/10

    Twists and Turns in an Addictive Storyline

    This series is one of the best television shows I have ever seen. It hits a lot of hot buttons with its fantasy romance between the two stars, and a variety of sub-plots involving failed marriages, same sex love, alcohol, rivalry, lust, anger, etc. We see bonding that bridges the generations, and distrusts that become solid friendships. Ordinary people from across the social spectrum interact in the two families of Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi). The characters (other than Alan and Celia) can find themselves alternately partying or warring with each other, sometimes in humorous ways. It is the perfect soap opera but beyond that, the first two seasons of this outstanding series show the viewer the range of human behaviour, even within the same characters. The two leads, played by Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi, find one another sixty years after adolescence. Their embryonic relationship never reached fruition in their youth. Six decades later, it suddenly blossomed, much to their total surprise and delight. What followed is a complicated story that draws us into the lives of their family and extended relationships. I found the series very rewarding and addictive as I looked forward to each episode.
    • barryrd
    • Feb 12, 2017
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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vår stora kärlek
    • Filming locations
      • Knowl Farm, Norden, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK(Gillian's farm in Ripponden)
    • Production companies
      • Red Production Company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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