Back To Life
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Three
- 2019 - 2021
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy starring Daisy Haggard as a woman looking to rebuild her life after a long prison sentence. Also features Adeel Akhtar, Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Christine Bottomley, Jo Martin and more.
Streaming rank this week: 1,703
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Meera Syal interview
The comedian, 60, talks about growing up wild in the Black Country, marrying her on-screen grandson and finally being able to be a grumpy old woman.
Michael Segalov, The Guardian, 4th September 2021Back 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 2021Daisy Haggard on the return of Back To Life
As the darkly funny sitcom returns, the star and writer tells Emily Baker about playing a murderer and why not all female-led sitcoms are like Fleabag.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 31st August 2021Daisy Haggard: the big interview
Daisy Haggard on crimping her own hair for Back To Life series 2, bringing Adrian Edmondson on board and starting off in Man Stroke Woman.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 31st August 2021Back To Life Series 2 review
Bleak, profound and charmingly funny.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 31st August 2021Back 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 2021Back 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 2021Haggard has "a clear idea" for Back To Life Series 3
Daisy Haggard has revealed that she has plans for a third series of Back To Life.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 29th August 2021Daisy Haggard on Back To Life returning
The actress tells Joe Clay about her 'sadcom' about a female killer.
Joe Clay, The Times, 21st August 2021How sitcoms got less white, less male, and funnier
In the Nineties, British sitcoms hit a dead end. Now, they're where our most exciting and original TV happens.
Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 20th July 2021