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.
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Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
Celia Dawson and Alan Buttershaw haven't seen each other for 60 years. When they're reunited via Facebook, they arrange to meet, and discover that it was an unfortunate twist of fate that prevented them from getting together all those years ago. Their passionate feelings for each other are instantly reignited.
When Alan's car is stolen, he and Celia become involved in a car chase. Celia catches up with the thieves, but while in hot pursuit her car ploughs straight into the back of Alan's, and both cars are written off. Stranded in Skipton, Celia and Alan ring their respective daughters to pick them up, and find themselves spending even more time together than they anticipated.
Apart from being in their mid-40s and having tortuous domestic lives, arrogant, repressed Caroline and happy-go-lucky Gillian have almost nothing in common. Both of them have had spectacularly bad days, and so when they meet in Skipton to rescue their parents, neither is in the mood for any nonsense.
Seconds before they're introduced to each other, they fight over a parking space and insult each other viciously. Then they go inside the pub, where Celia and Alan introduce them to each other and announce that they're getting married. The two are going to be sisters-in-law.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th November 2012
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
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Cast & crew
Derek Jacobi | Alan |
Anne Reid | Celia |
Sarah Lancashire | Caroline |
Nicola Walker | Gillian |
Tony Gardner | John |
Dean Andrews | Robbie |
Josh Bolt | Raff |
Edward Ashley | William |
Louis Greatorex | Lawrence |
Nina Sosanya | Kate |
Sacha Dhawan | Paul |
John Catterall | PC |
Shareesa Valentine | Waitress |
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
Penpals
Celia is telling her daughter Caroline about making contact with a man she used to go to school with.