Episode 1
Episode 1
1h
Seven years into their marriage, Alan and Celia aren’t seeing eye to eye. Tempers get frayed at Caroline and Gillian’s joint birthday celebration when Celia can’t hold her tongue.
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TV series
Last Tango in Halifax
2012TV-145 seasons7.1 / 10
Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate relationship that started over sixty years ago.
Availability
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Last Tango in Halifax premiered November 20, 2012. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate relationship that started over sixty years ago.
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Episode 2
Episode 2
1h
Celia is quick to apologize for causing a scene, but with Alan seeking excitement outside the bungalow, and Celia seeking it within, their relationship comes under increasing strain.
Episode credits
Guest stars Timothy West
Episode 3
Episode 3
1h
Alan's new supermarket job brings an unexpected challenge in the form of Harrison, and an overburdened Celia is called upon to travel by bus.
Episode credits
Guest stars Timothy West
Episode 4
Episode 4
1hfinale
Ted and Harrison go on an adventure; Gillian is pushed to the breaking point at the farm; Caroline finds herself at the heart of an unlikely love triangle.
Episode credits
Guest stars Timothy West, Olivia Marie Fearn
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Cast
Anne ReidCelia
Derek JacobiAlan
Sarah LancashireCaroline
Nicola WalkerGillian
Tony GardnerJohn
Josh BoltRaff
Dean AndrewsRobbie
Nina SosanyaKateCredits
- Created by
- Sally Wainwright
- Written by
- Sally Wainwright
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 24
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
PBSUnited States
BBCUnited Kingdom
Red Production CompanyUnited Kingdom
Themes
blended familydark secretfarmerlovenorthern englandromanceschoolsecond marriage