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Finding Alice follows a woman whose husband suddenly dies. Georgia Humphreys hears from the creators and stars Keeley Hawes and Joanna Lumley.
Link copied Sign up for FREE now for the biggest moments from morning TV SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Finding Alice premieres Sunday, January 17 at 9pm on ITV and there is no doubt viewers will be wanting to know more about the Alice and Harry's house where much of the drama is set. The creators and cast o...
"And all of us, we have a great dynamic and wanted to continue that. So yeah, it's the second thing that my company has been involved with. It's still a little bit unusual to have an actor so involved in the development process. It's a hugely luxurious thing to have worked with Simon writing for me, more and more over the years. "We did The Durrells, and having been directed by Roger, to have those people writing with me in mind, and knowing my strengths and my weaknesses, it was just so exciting because my voice was there from the beginning, and that's quite unusual and very luxurious."
BBC News By Rebecca Thomas image copyrightJOSS BARRATT/ITV image captionKeeley Hawes stars as Alice who finds it hard to know how to behave after her partner's death It is rare for a fictional TV show or movie to capture real grief effectively and honestly, given the difficulty in striking a balance between over-sentimentality and abject gloom. But taking on such a challenge was considered worthwhile by the producers of the six-part ITV drama series Finding Alice. Alice is a young woman left suddenly floundering and trying to "find" herself after her partner Harry dies from apparently fall...
Gemma Jones in Bridget Jones's Diary Credit: LANDMARK MEDIA / Alamy Stock Photo Euphoria rings in her voice before Gemma Jones breaks off to explain why. “I’m feeling slightly hysterical this morning”, she admits. “I’ve had my first coronavirus inoculation and I’m so relieved. I live near the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead and every time I left the house I felt I was playing Russian roulette. Now I can go to the corner shop without fear. I don’t have to jump out of the way if people jog by, puffing and blowing.” Jones, a much-loved actor of the unstarry variety, is 78, a f...