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- 2019
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Summary The BBC comedy series written by Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon finds Miri Matteson (Daisy Haggard) returning to her hometown after 18 years in prison and trying to start over again.
Created By: Daisy Haggard
- 2019
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
- 2019
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
Back to Life
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 15, 2019
7.0
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Summary The BBC comedy series written by Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon finds Miri Matteson (Daisy Haggard) returning to her hometown after 18 years in prison and trying to start over again.
Created By: Daisy Haggard
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
88
100% Positive
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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The show has lost none of its delicacy or nuance, nor have its makers disturbed its heart and soul – in fact, they have only added to it. All this, and extra Janice too. Quality pum-pum all round.
Nobody does anything stupid, extreme, inconsistent or out of character. The beauty of the script and the performances – which build relationships so delicately and naturally, which modulate so deftly in and out of grief and laughter, and which turn ordinary moments into hilarity and heartbreak without you noticing how they got you there – will take your breath away.
Everything here is heightened for comedy, and yet it feels real enough to the spirit of small-town life and the awkward encounters and indignities faced, as well as the tiny, beautiful moments snatched in between.
In most cases, the only thing that these characters can do is reach for a joke as a blade to cut through that haze. “Back to Life” manages to make room for more laughs than that, and its ability to let all of this live side by side helps make it unlike pretty much anything else on TV.
A keen ear is necessary to catch all her slick comments, so many of which are razor-like in their humor. The funny factor spikes in every scene with her parole officer Janice (Jo Martin), who rivals Haggard with her natural comedic delivery and priceless lines.
Despite the distracting presence of a “self-employed” investigator trying to make his own “Serial” about Miri’s case, so much of “Back to Life” isn’t about a splashy murder, but people getting up every day, hoping to be their best, and dealing with the disappointing consequences when they fall short.
While the humor of Back to Life’s second season is still razor-sharp, the sinister elements and the characters’ excruciating pain override the laughs, tipping the series into highly sensitive human interactions and dangerous, heightened feelings much more so than comedy. ... Six episodes per season is simply not enough of this charming. if disturbing, series.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 60 User Ratings
7.0
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 60 User Ratings
7.0
72% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
13% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
15% Negative
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Production Company:
- Two Brothers Pictures
Initial Release Date: Apr 15, 2019
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Royal Television Society, UK
• 2 Nominations
Newport Beach Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Emmy Awards
• 1 Nomination
