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Geraldine James

  • English
  • Actor

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Back To Life is dead says Daisy Haggard

Back To Life will not be returning for a third series, star and co-writer Daisy Haggard has revealed to her co-star Adrian Edmondson on his Out To Lunch podcast.

British Comedy Guide, 24th October 2023

Back To Life 2 review

If you haven't caught up with Back To Life then I would urge you to get yourself to iPlayer at your earliest opportunity as it really is one of TV's biggest hidden gems.

Matt Donnelly, The Custard TV, 12th September 2021

Back To Life Series 2 review

I would say a few closing things about Back To Life. It's not a sitcom. Not really a comedy at all. The laughs merely come as light relief between the dark moments. Hopefully there will be some forgiveness along the way. But boy is it watchable as we wait for things to pan out, thanks to a taut script without a wasted word and consistently brilliant performances. Not sitcom, maybe not even sadcom. More like sadsit.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st September 2021

Back To Life Series 2 review

Bleak, profound and charmingly funny.

Ed Power, i Newspaper, 31st August 2021

Back To Life Series 2 review

Daisy Haggard is superb as an ex-prisoner trying to rebuild her life and the cast, from Adeel Akhtar to Geraldine James, are excellent

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 31st August 2021

Back To Life Series 2 review

This BBC show about Miri's return home after 18 years in prison is a pure and painful delight, which can move you from tears to laughter within a single line.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 31st August 2021

Back To Life Series 2 filming now with Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson

Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson have joined the cast of Daisy Haggard's dark comedy drama Back To Life. The second series of the BBC Three show is being filmed now.

British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2021

Review: Back to Life, BBC Three/BBC One

Not exacly a laugh riot, but there is more than enough going on here to keep me watching.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th April 2019

Back to Life, review

Daisy Haggard stars in and created this sitcom about a woman in her late thirties adjusting to the world after 18 years in prison.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 15th April 2019

Cast revealed for BBC Three comedy drama Back To Life

The cast list for Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon's forthcoming BBC Three comedy drama series Back To Life has been confirmed, with filming now underway. Stars include Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Jo Martin, Jamie Michie, Christine Bottomley, Adeel Akhtar and Liam Williams.

British Comedy Guide, 15th November 2018

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