Finding Alice Explained

Genre:	Comedy drama
Director:	Roger Goldby
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	6
Producer:	Margot Gavan Duffy
Executive Producer:	Michaela Fereday Keeley Hawes
Runtime:	60 minutes

Finding Alice is a British television comedy-drama produced by RED Production Company (a StudioCanal company)^[1] in association with Bright Pictures TV, Buddy Club Productions and Genial Productions. It premiered on ITV in the UK on 17 January 2021.^{[2] [3]}

The drama concerns a woman who discovers unwelcome facts about her husband after his sudden unexpected death.^{[4] [5]}

On 1 March 2021, it was announced that Finding Alice would return for a second series.^[6] The filming for the second season was due to begin in February 2022.^{[7] [8]}

Cast

The cast includes:^{[9] [10]}

• Keeley Hawes as Alice Dillon
• Kenneth Cranham as Gerry Walsh
• Nigel Havers as Roger Dillon
• Gemma Jones as Minnie Walsh
• Joanna Lumley as Sarah Dillon
• Ayesha Dharker as Tanvi Lal
• Sharon Rooney as Nicola
• Rhashan Stone as Nathan
• Graeme Hawley as Graham Napely
• Jason Merrells as Harry Walsh
• Dominique Moore as Yasmina
• George Webster as George
• Isabella Pappas as Charlotte Walsh
• Charlyne Francis as Detective Prior
• Daniel Laurie as Zack

Critical reception

Eleanor Bley Griffiths reviewing for the Radio Times described Finding Alice as "This interesting and ambitious drama", giving it four stars and adding that "Keeley Hawes gives a masterful performance in ITV’s darkly comic drama".^[11] Ben Dowell of The Times declared the drama's "classy acting outweighs the shopworn plot" and gave it four stars,^[12] Lucy Mangan for The Guardian mentions "thank god for Nigel Havers and Joanna Lumley" in her review giving it three stars,^[13] while Anita Singh of The Telegraph called the drama "a thriller, a comedy, or an episode of Grand Designs?" and gave it three stars.^[14]

External links

• • Finding Alice trailer from the ITV's YouTube channel

Notes and References

1. News: ITV Commissions Six-Part Contemporary Drama Finding Alice. 27 December 2021. Red Production Company.
2. When is Finding Alice released? What's it about?. 4 January 2021. Radio Times.
3. News: Hollingsworth. David. Finding Alice starring Keeley Hawes – start date confirmed!. 7 January 2021. 11 January 2021. What's on TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112232133/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/finding-alice-keeley-hawes-guide-639642/. 12 January 2021. dead.
4. News: Singh . Anita . Finding Alice, review: a thriller, a comedy, or an episode of Grand Designs? . 17 January 2024 . Daily Telegraph . 17 January 2021.
5. Web site: Morris . Lauren . When is Finding Alice released? What's it about? . Radio Times . 17 January 2024.
6. Web site: ITV recommissions Finding Alice for a second series following ratings success. 1 March 2021. 27 December 2021. Press Centre.
7. Finding Alice season 2 release date: Cast, trailer and episodes. Carr. Flora. 1 March 2021. Radio Times.
8. ITV confirm Finding Alice series two and tease release date. Shillcock. Francesca. Hello!. 1 March 2021.
9. All-star cast joins Keeley Hawes for new ITV drama Finding Alice. 10 January 2021. 27 December 2021. Radio Times.
10. Meet the cast of ITV's Finding Alice. Radio Times. Eleanor Bley Griffiths. 28 January 2021.
11. Finding Alice review - Keeley Hawes gives a masterful performance in ITV's darkly comic drama. 17 January 2021. Eleanor Bley Griffiths. Radio Times.
12. News: Finding Alice review - classy acting outweighs the shopworn plot. 17 January 2021. Dowell. Ben. The Times. 27 December 2021.
13. News: Mangan. Lucy. Finding Alice review - thank god for Nigel Havers and Joanna Lumley. 17 January 2021. The Guardian. 27 December 2021.
14. News: Singh. Anita. Finding Alice review - a thriller, a comedy, or an episode of Grand Designs?. 17 January 2021. The Telegraph. 27 December 2021.