"most effective way to propel the drama onwards and to develop the emotional lives of the remaining characters going forward. She was conflicted over this decision, having grown attached to the character of Kate, and actress Nina Sosanya, and wrote two versions of the fourth episode; the unaired one would have seen Kate survive. Discussing the casting of Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid, Wainwright stated: ""we went for the best and we got them"". ""The Guardian"" felt that one of the series' successes was the unlikely casting of a ""theatrical knight"" (Jacobi) and a ""TV Stalwart"" (Reid). Wainwright had not"
"for ""The Tenth Man"". His stage work includes playing Octavius Caesar, Edward II, Richard III and Thomas Becket. In addition to being a founder member of the Royal National Theatre and winning several prestigious theatre awards, Jacobi has also enjoyed a successful television career, starring in the critically praised adaptation of Robert Graves's ""I, Claudius"" (1976), for which he won a BAFTA; in the titular role in the medieval drama series ""Cadfael"" (1994–1998), as Stanley Baldwin in ""The Gathering Storm"" (2002), as Stuart Bixby in the ITV comedy ""Vicious"" (2013–2016) and as Alan Buttershaw in ""Last Tango in Halifax"" (2012–2016)."
"world premiere production of ""Privacy"" at the Donmar Warehouse, London. In 2016 she appeared in the world premiere production of ""Elegy"" at the Donmar Warehouse. She had recurring appearances in episodes of Shetland"". Nina Sosanya Nina Sosanya (born 6 June 1969) is a Nigerian English stage, television, and film actress, most notable for her roles in ""W1A"" and ""Last Tango in Halifax"". Sosanya was born in London, to a Nigerian father and an English mother. For a short time, she attended the Vale of Catmose College in Oakham and later trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, gaining A-Levels"
"Caroline Dawson Caroline McKenzie-Dawson (also Caroline Elliot and Caroline Dawson) is a fictional character in the BBC1 drama series ""Last Tango in Halifax"" portrayed by Sarah Lancashire. The character was created by lead writer and executive producer Sally Wainwright and appears from the first episode of the series broadcast on 20 November 2012. Lancashire was initially unavailable to commit to the series, but was cast after the production of ""Betty Blue Eyes"" she had been starring in closed early. Caroline, a successful career woman, is introduced as the daughter of protagonist Celia Dawson (Anne Reid), who falls in love again"
"BBC sitcom ""Lead Balloon"". In 2009–10 he starred in three plays directed by Sir Peter Hall. In 2011 he played Professor Tony Shales in the Channel 4 series ""Fresh Meat"". Between 2012–2016 he played John in four series of the critically acclaimed romantic drama series ""Last Tango In Halifax"". The programme attracted impressive ratings for BBC One, with the third series posting an average of 7.8 million viewers. Between 2013–2015 he appeared as Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Smith in three series of the wartime comedy ""Bluestone 42"", about a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan during Operation Herrick. He appeared as"
"Thackeray, the cook, in the BBC's short-lived revival series of ""Upstairs Downstairs"", and also appeared in ""Five Days"", ""New Tricks"" and ""Moving On"". In 2011 Reid had a major part in ""Marchlands"", a five-part ITV supernatural drama, made a guest appearance in ""Doc Martin"" and played a supporting role in ""The Jury II"". From 2012 to 2016, Reid starred as Celia alongside Sir Derek Jacobi as Alan in the BBC romantic comedy-drama series, ""Last Tango in Halifax"". Reid was nominated for the 2013 British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for this role. In 2013 she appeared in the second"
"writer's award for her contribution to both ""Last Tango in Halifax"" and ""Scott & Bailey"". In 2014, Sarah Lancashire and Nicola Walker were both nominated for a British Academy Television Award in the category for ""Best Supporting Actress"" for their roles in ""Last Tango in Halifax"". Lancashire won the award for her role as Caroline. In October 2013, it was reported in news outlets that American actress, screenwriter, and producer Diane Keaton had acquired the rights to remake ""Last Tango in Halifax"" for American audiences on the subscription cable channel HBO. Sally Wainwright mentioned this development at a Broadcasting Press"
"Simon Greenall Simon James Greenall (born 3 January 1958) is an English actor, writer, producer and voice artist, well known for his roles as Michael in the BBC TV series ""I'm Alan Partridge"", as well as in """", the Caretaker in the CBBC game show ""Trapped!"", Richard in ""Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married"" and various roles in TV comedies such as ""Harry Enfield's Television Programme"", ""The Armstrong and Miller Show"", ""Alas Smith and Jones"" and ""The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson"". As a voice artist, Greenall is known for voicing Iqbal and Martin in ""Bromwell High"", the Twins in"
"daughter, and Gillian, Alan's daughter, respectively. Other characters are played by Nina Sosanya, Tony Gardner, Ronni Ancona, Dean Andrews, Sacha Dhawan and Josh Bolt. The series has been praised for its depiction of the older generation, strong acting, and believable dialogue. A critic for ""The Daily Telegraph"" summarised the series as ""a triumph against TV's ageism"", and it has been endorsed by an executive member of the charity Age UK. Ahead of the American premiere, a critic for the ""Los Angeles Times"" described it as ""the best new show of the fall"". ""Last Tango in Halifax"" accrued four nominations for"
"show ""Torchwood"" in 2009. The following year, he was seen in episodes of BBC One shows ""Casualty"" and ""Survivors"". From 2011 to 2015 he appeared as Mr. Mason, father of William Mason, in 16 episodes of ""Downton Abbey""; in 2012, he played Alan in the television series ""White Heat"". Between 2012 and 2015 he played Harry in 3 seasons of the TV series Last Tango in Halifax. In 2014 he played the part of Malcolm Kenrich in the episode ""On Harbour Street"" of the TV series ""Vera"". In 2014 he narrated the Channel 5 programme 'The Railway - First Great"
"acting with a sublime, yet understated, performance throughout"". However, Wainwright's narrative decision to make Caroline a widow drew criticism from some quarters; Kaite Welsh writing in ""The Guardian"" felt the writer had decided to ""[privilege] a toxic biological relationship over a happy queer marriage"". Caroline Dawson Caroline McKenzie-Dawson (also Caroline Elliot and Caroline Dawson) is a fictional character in the BBC1 drama series ""Last Tango in Halifax"" portrayed by Sarah Lancashire. The character was created by lead writer and executive producer Sally Wainwright and appears from the first episode of the series broadcast on 20 November 2012. Lancashire was initially"
"2010 revival of ""Upstairs Downstairs"". In September 2012 Lancashire began appearing as Head of Ladieswear Miss Audrey in the six-part series ""The Paradise"" set in a department store in Northern England in the late 19th century. Lancashire described her character as ""a true archetypal spinster"" who has long denied herself a romantic life and who begins to feel undermined by a younger colleague. Between November 2012 and December 2016 Lancashire appeared opposite Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi in the BBC drama series ""Last Tango in Halifax"". In the series she plays Caroline, an Oxford-educated headmistress who feels that her mother's"
"Paterson Joseph Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of ""King Lear"" and ""Love's Labour's Lost"" in 1990. On television he is known for his roles in ""Casualty"" (1997–98), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom ""Peep Show"" (2003–2015), ""Green Wing"" (2004–06), ""Survivors"" (2008–10), ""Boy Meets Girl"" (2009), as in """" (2013–14), and as Connor Mason in ""Timeless"" (2016-). His film roles include ""The Beach"" (2000), ""Greenfingers,"" (2001) ""Æon Flux"" (2005) and ""The Other Man"" (2008). He is also known for his various performances of the Marquis de Carabas"
"divorced and now he lives in Britain again. Paterson Joseph Paterson Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of ""King Lear"" and ""Love's Labour's Lost"" in 1990. On television he is known for his roles in ""Casualty"" (1997–98), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom ""Peep Show"" (2003–2015), ""Green Wing"" (2004–06), ""Survivors"" (2008–10), ""Boy Meets Girl"" (2009), as in """" (2013–14), and as Connor Mason in ""Timeless"" (2016-). His film roles include ""The Beach"" (2000), ""Greenfingers,"" (2001) ""Æon Flux"" (2005) and ""The Other Man"" (2008). He is also known for"
"include the costume dramas ""Oliver Twist"" (2007), ""Lark Rise to Candleford"" (2008–2011) and ""The Paradise"" (2012), and the fact based dramas ""Cherished"" (2005) and ""Five Daughters"" (2010). Since 2012, Lancashire has earned extensive critical acclaim for her roles in the contemporary drama series ""Last Tango in Halifax"" (2012–2016) and ""Happy Valley"" (2014–present). Lancashire has also appeared in the feature films ""And When Did You Last See Your Father?"" (2007) and ""Dad's Army"" (2016), and West End theatre productions including ""Blood Brothers"" in 1990, ""Guys and Dolls"" from 2005 to 2006 and ""Betty Blue Eyes"" in 2011. Her combined acting credits"
"own experiences; such as her discomfort at hearing her elderly mother discuss her sex life and a scene in which she discovers her mother and step-father-to-be eavesdropping on a marital dispute. Whilst Alan and Celia's love story was based loosely on real life, the antagonism between Caroline and Gillian (Nicola Walker) was added to provide dramatic interest. The ""Last Tango in Halifax"" website promoted Caroline's colleague Kate McKenzie (Nina Sosanya) as someone who ""believes that Caroline is the love of her life"" and who ""could be the key to unlocking her depression"". When storylining the series, Wainwright decided that much"
"playing Neil. He also starred in episode 11, series 5 of ""Waterloo Road"". Andrews played one of the lead roles in ITV's supernatural drama series ""Marchlands"". In 2011, he appeared in the BBC Two TV film ""United"", which tells the story of the Manchester United """"Busby Babes"""" team and the 1958 Munich air disaster. In September 2011 he appeared in the BBC drama ""The Body Farm"" as Peter Collins. In November 2012 he appeared in the six-part BBC drama ""Last Tango in Halifax"" as Robert ""Robbie"" Greenwood. He plays the lead role in the five part BBC One series ""The"
"in a theatre company on television"" due to how well the actors worked together. The cast had all assumed that ""Last Tango in Halifax"" would only run for one series. Filming of the second series clashed with filming of the second series of the BBC One period drama ""The Paradise"", which also starred Sarah Lancashire. This necessitated her having to leave her role in ""The Paradise"" halfway through the second series in order to reprise her role as Caroline in ""Last Tango in Halifax"". In an interview in 2013 Lancashire stated that the decision to return to ""Last Tango in"
"Allan Aynesworth Allan (also Alan) Aynesworth (14 April 1864, Sandhurst, Berkshire – 22 August 1959, Camberley, Surrey) is the stage name of a British actor whose career spanned almost six decades, including a lead part in the 1895 world premiere of Oscar Wilde's ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" and his final role as the elderly Lord Lancaster in the movie ""The Last Days of Dolwyn"" (1949). His birth name was Edward Abbot-Anderson. He has been variously billed as ""Alan Aynesworth,"" ""Allan Aynesworth"" and ""Allan Aynsworth."" He performed the role of Algernon Moncrieff in the premiere production of ""The Importance of"
"alongside Derek Jacobi, Anne Reid, and Sarah Lancashire, in three series of the BBC original drama ""Last Tango in Halifax"". In February and March 2013, Walker reunited with her former Cambridge Footlights colleague Sue Perkins in the BBC comedy ""Heading Out"". She then appeared in the second series of ""Prisoners' Wives"" and the third series of ""Scott & Bailey"". Walker was again nominated for a Television BAFTA for ""Best Supporting Actress"" in 2014 for her role in ""Last Tango in Halifax"", but the award was won by her co-star Sarah Lancashire. In 2015, she appeared as Jackie ""Stevie"" Stevenson, the"
"Anne Reid Anne Reid, MBE (born 28 May 1935) is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (1961–71); Jean in the sitcom ""Dinnerladies"" (1998–2000); and her BAFTA-nominated role as Celia Dawson in ""Last Tango in Halifax"" (2012–2016). She won the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for the film ""The Mother"" (2003). Reid was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the daughter of Colin Norman Reid (1896–1979) and Annie Eliza Weetman/Reid (1896-c.1980). She lived with her parents and three older brothers in Redcar,"
"he appeared in an episode of the New Zealand television drama ""The Hothouse"". In 2008 he appeared as Ben Hecht in Ron Hutchinson's ""Moonlight and Magnolias"" and a horse in the Polly Teale/Shared Experience version of ""Jane Eyre"", both at the Fortune, as well as in Peter Hawes' ""The Gods of Warm Beer"" at Centrepoint. Malcolm Murray (actor) Malcolm Alan Murray (born 24 July 1964) is a New Zealand stage and television actor, best known for his role as Dr Alan Dubrovsky in the television soap opera ""Shortland Street"" between 1999 and 2001. In 2005 he won the Actor of"
"Louis Greatorex Louis Greatorex (born 30 December 1996) is an English actor from Duffield, Derbyshire. His television credits include the BBC1 drama series ""Last Tango in Halifax"", in which he has played Lawrence since 2012. Greatorex is from Duffield, Derbyshire, the son of an IT professional and a teaching assistant. He has one younger brother. He attended secondary school at the Ecclesbourne School in Duffield. From a young age Greatorex attended local drama workshops, including the Nottingham branch of the Central Junior Television Workshop. His theatre experience whilst attending the television workshop includes a role in a pantomime production of"
"Allan Melvin Allan John Melvin (February 18, 1923 – January 17, 2008) was an American character actor who appeared in several television shows including numerous recurring roles as varying characters on ""The Andy Griffith Show""; recurring roles as Corporal Henshaw on ""The Phil Silvers Show""; Sergeant Hacker on ""Gomer Pyle, USMC""; Alice’s boyfriend Sam the Butcher on ""The Brady Bunch""; and Archie Bunker’s friend Barney Hefner on ""All in the Family"" and ""Archie Bunker’s Place"". Born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Richard and Marie Melvin and raised in New York City by his paternal grandparents, Frank and Helen (née Campbell)"
"in 1962 at the age of 12. Source: ""Playbill"" Victor Garber Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian actor and singer. He is known for playing Jesus in ""Godspell"", Anthony Hope in """", John Wilkes Booth in ""Assassins"", Jack Bristow in the television series ""Alias"", Max in ""Lend Me a Tenor"", Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's ""Titanic"", and Ken Taylor, Canadian Ambassador to Iran, in ""Argo"". He was a series regular on ""Legends of Tomorrow"", as Dr. Martin Stein, having previously played the same role in a recurring capacity on ""The Flash"" as well as the web"
"with their day-to-day business and responsibilities, while still holding on to their private dreams"". Andrew Anthony of ""The Guardian"" had his ""low expectations ... squarely confounded"", giving particular praise to the dialogue and the central performances. Jane Simon of the ""Daily Mirror"" felt that ""Last Tango in Halifax"" experienced a mid-series dip, though she praised what she felt was a triumphant finale. She also praised Wainwright's script and the lead quartet of Jacobi, Reid, Lancashire, and Walker for creating ""characters you can believe in even when they're behaving appallingly"". The series was reviewed favourably by the American website AfterEllen, which"
"Reid returned to the West End opposite Eve Best in Oscar Wilde's ""A Woman of No Importance"" at the Vaudeville Theatre. Anne Reid Anne Reid, MBE (born 28 May 1935) is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera ""Coronation Street"" (1961–71); Jean in the sitcom ""Dinnerladies"" (1998–2000); and her BAFTA-nominated role as Celia Dawson in ""Last Tango in Halifax"" (2012–2016). She won the London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year for the film ""The Mother"" (2003). Reid was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the daughter"
"Victor Garber Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian actor and singer. He is known for playing Jesus in ""Godspell"", Anthony Hope in """", John Wilkes Booth in ""Assassins"", Jack Bristow in the television series ""Alias"", Max in ""Lend Me a Tenor"", Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's ""Titanic"", and Ken Taylor, Canadian Ambassador to Iran, in ""Argo"". He was a series regular on ""Legends of Tomorrow"", as Dr. Martin Stein, having previously played the same role in a recurring capacity on ""The Flash"" as well as the web series ""Vixen. Garber was born in London, Ontario, Canada,"
"the famous television series from the 1960s. In 2017, he had a five episode guest stint in ITV's Benidorm. In 2018 he provided the voice-overs on the Channel 4 series ""Rob Beckett's Playing for Time"". Simon Greenall Simon James Greenall (born 3 January 1958) is an English actor, writer, producer and voice artist, well known for his roles as Michael in the BBC TV series ""I'm Alan Partridge"", as well as in """", the Caretaker in the CBBC game show ""Trapped!"", Richard in ""Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married"" and various roles in TV comedies such as ""Harry Enfield's Television Programme"","
"of the series ""Supernatural"" in 2017. He plays Isaac Bancroft in Netflix's popular dystopic series ""Altered Carbon"". Antonio Marziale Antonio Marziale (born April 5, 1997) is a Canadian actor, best known for playing Elliott in the original Netflix movie ""Alex Strangelove"". He also portrays the character of Benicio in Brian Jordan Alvarez's popular YouTube series, ""The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo"". Antonio Marziale was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father is Italian and his mother is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended The American School in Switzerland and attended Carnegie Mellon University when he was 16 years old."
"Ben Cartwright (actor) Ben Cartwright (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor who has made guest appearances on some of Britain's most popular television shows. He appeared in ""Judge John Deed"" in 2001, playing Paul Bailey. He also had a small part in ""EastEnders"" in 2003, playing Tony Jamison. He played Heath Gambol in ""Casualty"" in 2005. His fifth and most recent role in ""Casualty"" was as Felix Barstow, in July 2018. In 2009 he appeared in the film version of ""Sherlock Holmes"" as a graveside policeman, and also played the role of a policeman in another 2009 release,"
"in her mid-seventies. Lancashire states that is her mother's second marriage that inspires Caroline, a closeted lesbian, to ""finally be herself"". The first series of ""Last Tango in Halifax"" deals with the break-up of Caroline's marriage to John (Tony Gardner) and the establishment of a relationship between Caroline and her colleague Kate (Nina Sosanya). Wainwright had intended Caroline's love-life to provide a source of drama and believed a gay relationship to be a more interesting story. Caroline's sexuality is a source of contention for Celia across the series, Anne Reid noted that their arguments are ""vicious""; whilst Lancashire noted that"
"(2014–present). ""Last Tango in Halifax"" won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 2013, whilst ""Happy Valley"" won the same award in both 2015 and 2017. Wainwright was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, to Harry Wainwright and Dorothy Wainwright (née Crowther). Wainwright was brought up in Sowerby Bridge where she attended Triangle C of E Primary School and Sowerby Bridge High School. She attended the University of York, reading English and Related Literature. She has an older sister Diane Hilton, a housing professional with The Guinness Partnership. Wainwright said that she had always wanted to write, and"