Last Tango In Halifax
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2012 - 2020
- 24 episodes (5 series)
Romantic comedy drama about would-be childhood sweethearts who are reunited after 60 years. Stars Derek Jacobi, Anne Reid, Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker, Tony Gardner and more.
- Series 5, Episode 1 repeated at 6:40pm on U&Drama
- Streaming rank this week: 696
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Series 1, Episode 3
Further details
Celia and Alan discover that they have wildly opposing political views, and whilst Alan dislikes organised religion, he agrees to get married in church if it's what Celia wants.
However, the vicar has other ideas when she learns that neither of them has attended church since 1977. Unperturbed, they decide to have a civil ceremony at Southowram Hall, an ancient creepy Medieval Hall above Halifax. A storm is brewing as they visit the hall, and as Alan tells Celia about a ghost in one of the bedrooms, the lights go out, and they find themselves locked in the ancient building.
Having been abandoned at Far Slack, Gillian tells John he needs to stick up for himself more; half the house is his. He returns to Harrogate and tells Caroline he's moving back in whether she likes it or not. Driven up the wall, Caroline rings Kate, and apologises to her, she was right all along, Caroline's spent the best years of her life married to a jerk and fuelled by this realisation she and John have a spectacular row. Meanwhile, at school one of William's mates points out to him that his mum is a lesbian.
Raff is cautioned by the police for attacking Paul Jatri, and later Paul confirms to Gillian that the incident was over her; he told Raff he was sleeping with her. Gillian's appalled when Raff moves out of the farm and in with Robbie. John - who is developing a crush on Gillian - becomes an unlikely support to her when she rings him up needing someone to talk to. Later Paul Jatri is beaten up a second time, this time by his fiancée's brothers and ends up in a terrible state. Hardly able to walk or talk he now becomes Gillian's problem.
The episode ends in a thunderstorm with Gillian's car suddenly, inexplicably bursting into flames.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 4th December 2012
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Derek Jacobi | Alan |
Anne Reid | Celia |
Sarah Lancashire | Caroline |
Nicola Walker | Gillian |
Tony Gardner | John |
Ronni Ancona | Judith |
Dean Andrews | Robbie |
Josh Bolt | Raff |
Edward Ashley | William |
Louis Greatorex | Lawrence |
Nina Sosanya | Kate |
Sacha Dhawan | Paul |
Anne Hornby | Vicar |
Sally Wainwright | Writer |
Emily Feller | Script Editor |
Kam Odedra | Script Editor |
Euros Lyn | Director |
Karen Lewis | Producer |
Nicola Shindler | Executive Producer |
Matthew Read | Executive Producer |
Sally Wainwright | Executive Producer |
Crispin Green | Editor |
Luana Hanson | Production Designer |
Murray Gold | Composer |
Video
Celia confides in her daughter Caroline
Celia announces to Caroline her trip to Halifax with Alan to look at wedding venues.
In a cringe-worthy moment for Caroline, Celia 'lets slip' that they shared a bed last night.