Back to Life

This is funny, sad, and beautifully written. Acting superb. It is a reminder of human resilience and spirit. If you want to escape for 3 hours I suggest binge watching the six episodes.

Quirky, funny, poignant, beautifully written, beautifully acted - loved every second.

Daisy Haggard is tremendous in this very unusual, bittersweet dramedy 'back to life,' talk about a different, unusual premise. How to make a woman convicted of a serious crime funny, sincere and likeable. Haggard manages to do all of those things, Miree has served her time, and wanting to get on with life, and rebuild, the trouble for her is that those around her won't let her get in with it.

I binge watched the whole series in one go, as I was so captivated by the character of Miree and her story. Some terrific characters, my favourite being Miree's wayward mother, beautifully played by Geraldine James.

It's like Fleabag in a sense, more drama then humour, but it is quite captivating.

Thoroughly enjoyed. 8/10

We take for granted that much of the technology we use everyday and are used to seeing didn't really exist 18 years ago. This is one of the quirky aspects of life for a woman who was imprisoned as a teenager and now, a woman in her late thirties, who is trying to catch up on what she has missed out on. Trying to rebuild her life, her community and her mother are stuck in the past and won't let her move forward. Darkly comical but sensitively done. Really enjoyable, well acted series.

Tonally, I did struggle to nail this one down as the humour can be very subtle. That's my issue and not the fault of the writing.

This 6 part series is charming, moving, funny and at times quite bleak, but is never dull.