Save Me (British TV series) explained

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Genre:Drama
Crime thriller
Creator:Lennie James
Composer:Dustin O'Halloran
Bryan Senti
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:12
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Executive Producer:Simon Heath
Jessica Sykes
Producer:Patrick Schweitzer
Cinematography:Chas Bain
Editor:Meredith Leece
Runtime:46–51 minutes
Company:World Productions
Channel:Sky Atlantic

Save Me is a British drama television series, written, created by, and starring Lennie James. It was first broadcast on Sky Atlantic on 28 February 2018, with all six episodes being released via Sky Box Sets and Now TV on the same day. Series two, entitled Save Me Too, was released in the same fashion on 1 April 2020.

The series stars Lennie James as Nelson "Nelly" Rowe, a down-and-out whose life is turned upside down when Jody, the estranged daughter he fathered thirteen years ago, mysteriously disappears. He begins a determined quest to get to the bottom of things and find his daughter, lying, begging favours and stretching his friendships to the limit in the process. Suranne Jones stars as Claire McGory, Jody's mother. Aside from James and Jones, Stephen Graham and Jason Flemyng as friends Melon and Tam are also credited as principal members of the cast.

The series was green-lit in January 2017, under the original working title of Gone. James reunited with World Productions for the series, with whom he previously worked on the first series of Line of Duty.[1]

Following strong critical reception for the first series, a second series was released in 2020, with the altered title Save Me Too.[2] A DVD of the first series was released via Acorn Media on 7 May 2018.[3] It won the 2021 BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series.

Sky Vision distributed the first series worldwide, but the distribution rights for the second series were picked up by Sky's sister company NBCUniversal.[4] [5]

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Other cast

Episodes

Series 1 (2018)

Airdates listed as per the Sky Atlantic broadcast. All episodes of this series were available to download from Sky Box Sets and Now TV from 28 February 2018.

Series 2 (2020)

All episodes of this series were available to download from Sky Box Sets and Now TV from 1 April 2020.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 16 critics gave the first season a positive review, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Save Me will rescue viewers' evening with outstanding performances and an absorbing mystery that never ceases to dazzle with its revelations."[6] For the second season, 100% of 15 critics reviewed it positively, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Save Me's second season overcomes the shortcomings of its first, deepening its characters and even finding a little levity in its harrowing tale.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lennie James' 'Gone' Heads To Sky Atlantic; 'The Tunnel: Vengeance' Returns For Final Series. Diana. Lodderhose. 20 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Save Me cast member Lennie James CONFIRMS season two: 'It was always my intention'. Helen. Daly. 2 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Save Me. 7 May 2018. Amazon.
  4. Web site: Save Me Too. Productions. World. World Productions. en. 2020-01-05.
  5. Web site: Save Me - World Productions. Productions. World. World Productions. en. 2018-09-05. 6 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180906052540/https://www.world-productions.com/productions/save-me. dead.
  6. Web site: Save Me: Season 1 . May 28, 2024 . . Fandango Media.
  7. Web site: Save Me: Too . May 28, 2024 . . Fandango Media.