First PBS Preview for BAFTA Winning Drama 'Last Tango in Halifax'

The main cast of Last Tango in Halifax. (Courtesy of © Antony and Cleopatra Series Ltd. 2012)
The main cast of Last Tango in Halifax. (Courtesy of © Antony and Cleopatra Series Ltd. 2012)
British romantic drama Last Tango in Halifax – which won the 2013 BAFTA for Best Drama Series in the UK – will get its US premiere on PBS stations this Fall, beginning September 8.

The six-part series stars Sir Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as two childhood sweethearts, who are now widowed and in their 70s, who find one another again through the magic of the internet (thanks, Facebook!). They fall in love all over again and the result is a drama that’s charming, funny and just the tiniest bit bittersweet. Halifax isn’t solely about a septuagenarian will they/won’t they romance however, it also incorporates storylines featuring their struggling grown-up children and their relationships with one another.

The first PBS promo for this acclaimed drama has officially arrived – and although it’s certainly just a teaser (clocking in at just thirty seconds), it’s still exceptionally adorable. Watch below. 

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The outstanding supporting cast also includes Nicola WalkerTony Gardner, Dean Andrews and Nina Sosanya, among others, and the series was written by Sally Wainwright, who was inspired by witnessing the happiness of her own mother’s late-in-life second marriage.

It’s worth watching – are you planning to check Last Tango in Halifax out? 

 


Lacy Baugher

Lacy's love of British TV is embarrassingly extensive, but primarily centers around evangelizing all things Doctor Who, and watching as many period dramas as possible.

Digital media type by day, she also has a fairly useless degree in British medieval literature, and dearly loves to talk about dream poetry, liminality, and the medieval religious vision. (Sadly, that opportunity presents itself very infrequently.) York apologist, Ninth Doctor enthusiast, and unabashed Ravenclaw. Say hi on Threads or Blue Sky at @LacyMB. 

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