Turning 70 might be a time to pause and reflect for some people. But Gail – Alison Steadman’s character in BBC1’s new drama Life – is only just getting started, thank you very much!
In this six-part series from Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett, Gavin & Stacey star Alison plays a devoted wife, mother and grandma who’s about to celebrate her milestone birthday when she starts to question her entire life after bumping into an old friend.
Remembering the fun, outgoing woman she used to be, Gail looks back on her marriage of almost 50 years to her domineering husband, Henry (Doctor Who favorite Peter Davison), with fresh eyes and plans some drastic changes…
Gail’s story is just one of many explored in this Manchester-set drama, which follows life inside a large house divided into four flats, where the residents’ complicated worlds intertwine with hairraising consequences.
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