Life (2020 TV series) explained

Genre:	Drama
Director:	Ben Gosling-Fuller Kate Hewitt
Opentheme:	"My Angel" by Guy Garvey
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	6
Producer:	Kate Crowther
Location:	Manchester
Runtime:	60 minutes
Related:	Doctor Foster
Num Series:	1

Life is a British drama television series by the BBC, written by Mike Bartlett. It was first broadcast on 29 September 2020. The series follows the residents of four flats who live in a converted Victorian house, with an ensemble cast led by Alison Steadman and Peter Davison.^[1] Melissa Johns and Adrian Lester also star, with Victoria Hamilton reprising her role as Anna Baker – now known as Belle Stone – from Bartlett's series Doctor Foster.^[2] Her ex-husband Neil Baker (Adam James) reprises his role for three of the six episodes.

Cast

• Alison Steadman as Gail Reynolds (née Matthews), Henry's 70-year-old wife who becomes discontented with her marriage
• Peter Davison as Henry Reynolds, Gail's husband
• Adrian Lester as David Aston, a recently widowed English Literature tutor
• Rachael Stirling as Kelly Aston, David's recently deceased wife who appears to him as a ghost
• Saira Choudhry as Saira Malik, one of David's students
• Victoria Hamilton as Belle Stone, a divorced woman previously known as Anna Baker (see Doctor Foster)
• Erin Kellyman as Maya Stone, Ruth's daughter who moves in with Belle
• Melissa Johns as Hannah Taylor, a pregnant woman who is in a relationship with Liam
• Calvin Demba as Andy, the father of Hannah's child
• Joshua James as Liam Banner, Hannah's fiancé
• Susannah Fielding as Ruth Stone, Belle's sister who is sectioned
• Adam James as Neil Baker, Belle's ex-husband (see Doctor Foster)
• Elaine Paige as Helen, an old friend of Henry and Gail

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-09-29 . Life review – hopes and heartaches behind closed doors . 2022-11-11 . the Guardian . en.
2. Web site: Sutton . Megan . Everything you need to know about Doctor Foster spin-off 'LIFE' . . 3 October 2020 . 7 September 2020.