Marriage
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2022
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Nicola Walker and Sean Bean play a married couple in this four-part comedy drama. Also features Chantelle Alle, James Bolam, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Jack Holden.
Streaming rank this week: 4,438
Press clippings
The utter misery of BBC's Marriage
This is kitchen sink drama from the plughole's perspective.
James Innes-Smith, The Spectator, 26th August 2022Marriage confirms Nicola Walker as the superstar of British TV
With Last Tango In Halifax, The Split and now Marriage, the actor has made a name for herself as the queen of understatement and low-key relatability.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 16th August 2022Marriage, BBC One review
Nicola Walker and Sean Bean triumph as a couple in a marital minefield.
Helen Hawkins, The Arts Desk, 15th August 2022Marriage review
At long last! A brilliant BBC drama about normal people.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 15th August 2022Marriage, review
Sean Bean and Nicola Walker will shake you out of complacency.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 15th August 2022Marriage viewers blast 'abysmal sound quality'
BBC viewers all shared the same complaint during the first episode of Marriage.
Stella Akinwumi, Metro, 15th August 2022Marriage is largely tedious - Sean Bean's new TV series finally gets it
No smashed plates. No screaming rows. No custody battles. Stefan Golaszewski's BBC drama about a 27-year-old partnership is unusually honest about the lethargy of long-term cohabitation, writes Fiona Sturges.
Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 15th August 2022Marriage review
This clever drama about a 27-year relationship is full of slow, steady reveals that are sparse and deeply affecting. The actors' rich, detailed performances will welcome you in.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 14th August 2022Marriage, BBC1, review
Sean Bean and Nicola Walker find magic in the doldrums of a long-term relationship.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 14th August 2022Marriage review
Stefan Golaszewski's new BBC drama navigates the humdrum rhythms of a long-term relationship. But this stuff is boring enough to live through, let alone watch.
Nick Hilton, The Independent, 14th August 2022