Sally Wainwright interview

Writer Sally Wainwright chats about creating the series, inspired by her mother rekindling a relationship and subsequently marrying her teenage sweetheart Alec, and hints at what we can expect in Series 3.

Sir Derek Jacobi on 'Last Tango in Halifax'

"People are surprised that I'm in Tango", he says. "Like I myself was originally, because I've got a sort of reputation for being posh and classical and costumes [sic]; and to be asked to play just an ordinary fella was wonderful."

Interview: Sally Wainwright

After receiving praise from viewers and critics alike, Sally Wainwright's Last Tango in Halifax returns to BBC One on Sunday. The third series catches up with newly married Alan and Celia as Alan's daughter Gillian heads out on a date with a mystery man and Celia's daughter Caroline makes big plans with partner Kate. We were lucky enough to grab some time with Sally to discuss the new series as well as her massive success of Happy Valley and ITV's Scott & Bailey.

Last Tango in Halifax interview: Nina Sosanya

Nina Sosanya (Teachers, Cape Wrath) is back as Kate in the new season of Last Tango in Halifax next week.

Sherlock star Rupert Graves joins Last Tango In Halifax

Sherlock alum Rupert Graves has joined the cast of BBC One's Last Tango In Halifax.

Last Tango in Halifax filming gets underway

Just days after the Tour de France zoomed through Yorkshire, the area has another event to be proud of... Last Tango in Halifax has begun shooting.

Sarah Lancashire on Last Tango in Halifax 3

A shell-shocked Sarah Lancashire picked up her very first Bafta gong last night for her role in Last Tango in Halifax.

Last Tango in Halifax to get remake on French TV

BBC One's Last Tango in Halifax is to be remade for French television.

Radio Times review

The scope widened in series two of the Bafta-winning romantic drama, with as much screen time devoted to family strife as to pensionable lovers Alan and Celia's late-blooming courtship. Not that this is in any way a problem - in fact we now care just as much for the younger adults as we do for the recently reunited sweethearts. The key is the wit and wisdom that runs through Sally Wainwright's scripts, all subtly performed by such stars as Sarah Lancashire and the peerless Nicola Walker, the latter of whom was a picture of anguish for most of the run.

Though Alan and Celia are the twin heartbeats of Last Tango, in many ways this series has been about the flourishing of another relationship, the one between their daughters Caroline and Gillian.

Last week's episode was pivotal for the women when, in vino veritas, spiky, defensive Gillian (Nicola Walker) revealed a very dark episode from her past to an unwitting Caroline (Sarah Lancashire). Tonight, in the last instalment of the series, the pair emerge from a foggy alcoholic night to take stock.

But don't run away with the idea that it's all grim. There is a wedding to organise as Alan and Celia (Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi) renew their vows on a snowy Christmas Eve. It's a lovely occasion and writer Sally Wainwright, with her gift for putting her finger exactly on a drama's emotional pulse, brings us an occasion to cherish.