Completed
Dir: Christopher Menaul
Writer: Alan Plater (book: Stevie Davis)
Stars: Brenda Bleythn, Kevin Whately & Rosemary Harris
Middle-aged Jess Copplestone is left to look after the elderly relatives of her husband Jacob and to make a new life for herself, after he leaves her for a younger woman.
Nominated
BAFTA TV Award Best Actress
Won
Golden FIPA Fiction for Actress, Screenplay and Music
Dir: Graham Theakston
Writer: Christopher Monger. (Coral Atkins – novel)
Star: Sarah Lancashire
Coral Atkins, an actress in a long running TV series, witnesses the neglect of a young girl in a care home. When she challenges the matron, she’s informed that, as professionals, they cannot show emotion or get too close to those they look after. Coral determines to start her own home for “difficult children” where there will be real care and love.
Nominated
BAFTA Lew Grade Best Actress
Won
Christopher Award, National TV Award Most Popular Actress
TV Quick Award Best Actress
Dir: Graham Theakston
Writer: Paula Milne.
Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Trevor Eve & Minnie Driver
A woman’s life is turned upside down when it is revealed that her husband, a member of the British Parliament, has been having an affair with a former prostitute.
Won
BAFTA TV Award Best Drama Serial
International Emmy Award, Peabody Award
Broadcasting Press Guild Award
Writers’ Guild of Great Britain TV Award – Original Drama Serial
Nominated
BAFTA TV Award Best Actress, Best Photography & Lighting and Best Editing
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