Last Tango in Halifax

Created by Sally Wainwright · UK · 60 min avg

Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) are childhood sweethearts who reconnect in their 70s via Facebook after decades of separate lives. Their adult daughters — Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) and Gillian (Nicola Walker) — have equally significant storylines, including Caroline’s coming out as a lesbian vicar. A warm, funny, and bracingly honest portrait of love, family, and second chances in later life. Five series, 2012–2020. Written by Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Last Tango).

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