When several of us were attending the BBC Showcase in Liverpool back in February 2013, we ran across a gem of a series that has since taken both the UK and U.S. by storm. That little ‘gem’ just happened to be the future BAFTA award winner for Best Drama Series, Last Tango in Halifax. Starring Sir Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as would-be childhood sweethearts Alan and Celia who are reunited after 60 years through Facebook, Last Tango in Halifax takes viewers on a roller coaster ride as their lives collide for a second time and we watch Alan and Celia lament over what might have been as they take us on a life-affirming journey of what can still happen.
 

On the surface, this is a maximum feel good story which is a testament of the uplifting power of love at any age. Underneath the brilliant Sally Wainwright (Scott & Bailey) script, however, the story digs deep into the lives of both families. As with virtually every British drama and/or comedy, the supporting cast is equally as brilliant. Headed by Sarah Lancashire and Nicola Walker who star as Caroline, Celia’s daughter, and Gillian, Alan’s daughter, the dysfunctional families are also reunited just as the two central characters.

With series 2 having just finished transmitting on BBC One Christmas Eve, it was announced on the same day that a series 3 would begin filming in 2014 with a target premiere date in November 2014. Series 2 in the U.S. on PBS has a tentative broadcast date of June 2014.

If you haven’t had a chance to see this yet, put it in your viewing queue now and enjoy.

In: Actors/Actresses,Drama