This Life
181996•7.3/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.3/10(26)
Five aspiring lawyers are aiming for the top - but behind the scenes they're a mess of love, drugs and excess.
Production
World Productions, BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
March 18, 1996
Last Aired
August 7, 1997
Networks
BBC Two
Created By
Amy Jenkins
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Coming Together
Air date: 1996-03-18
Anna attends an interview at a well-to-do firm of solicitors.
E2
Happy Families
Air date: 1996-03-25
Anna hopes to rekindle her romance with Miles.
E3
Living Dangerously
Air date: 1996-04-01
Egg takes on a medical negligence case and becomes emotionally involved with a client.
E4
Sex, Lies and Muesli Yoghurt
Air date: 1996-04-08
Delilah outstays her welcome and Anna resorts to devious means to get her way.
E5
Fantasy Football
Air date: 1996-04-15
Egg takes his work worries to a therapist but finds that football is the only way forward.
E6
Family Outing
Air date: 1996-04-22
Warren fears that Kira might 'out' him to the rest of the family.
E7
Brief Encounter
Air date: 1996-04-29
Anna has a one-night stand, but discovers that there's no such thing as casual sex.
E8
Cheap Thrills
Air date: 1996-05-06
Milly is losing patience with Egg's novel-writing career.
E9
Just Sex
Air date: 1996-05-13
Warren decides to stop living a lie, Milly and O'Donnell become closer.
E10
Father Figure
Air date: 1996-05-20
O'Donnell could prove to be Milly's knight in shining armour.
E11
Let's Get It On
Air date: 1996-06-03
Tensions mount as jealousy, lust and shame combine to test the five flatmates.
Cast
Jason Hughes
Warren
Andrew Lincoln
Egg
Daniela Nardini
Anna
Amita Dhiri
Milly
Jack Davenport
Miles
Steve John Shepherd
Jo
Natasha Little
Rachel
Luisa Bradshaw-White
Kira
David Mallinson
O'Donnell
Ramon Tikaram
Ferdy
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