It's back! This Life + 10
A decade ago, This Life premiered on 大象传媒 TWO and changed the face of television drama, whilst gathering legions of faithful fans as well as industry acclaim and awards.
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To celebrate its tenth anniversary, the original cast, executive producer Tony Garnett and creator and principal writer Amy Jenkins reunite for This Life + 10, an exclusive, 90-minute, one-off episode to be broadcast on 大象传媒 TWO.
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大象传媒 TWO viewers became obsessed with the turbulent lives of a group of twenty-something lawyers who lived, loved and played hard whilst sharing a house in London.
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Thirty-two episodes were broadcast over two series during 1996 and 1997 and the final explosive instalment left its devoted audience begging for more.
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Fast forward a decade and This Life + 10 re-introduces Miles (Jack Davenport), Milly (Amita Dhiri), Warren (Jason Hughes), Egg (Andrew Lincoln) and Anna (Daniela Nardini) in a one-off, 90-minute special.
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One of the group has become a commercial success after writing a book based on their friendship and a TV production company is keen to film the group's reunion.
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Viewers will discover how the group's lives have changed and whether they are friends, lovers or enemies - or all three!
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Series one and two will be repeated on 大象传媒 TWO, allowing fans to reacquaint themselves with the classic episodes before being treated to the spanking new 90-minute special.
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Amy Jenkins, creator and chief writer, This Life and This Life + 10, comments: "It's ten years on and there have been big changes in the characters' lives. They're no longer in the waiting room of life - but out there on centre stage. The question is - do people really change?"
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Roly Keating, Controller, 大象传媒 TWO comments: "This Life brilliantly defined what it meant to be young in the Nineties and captured the imagination of a whole generation of viewers.
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"It's fantastic that Tony, Amy and the original, world-class cast have agreed to reunite for what promises to be one of the drama events of the year."
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Filming on This Life + 10 begins this month on location in London and Sussex.
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This Life + 10 was commissioned by Jane Tranter, Controller of 大象传媒 Drama Commissioning, and Roly Keating and is scheduled for transmission on 大象传媒 TWO in Winter 2006.
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A World Production/大象传媒 Wales Production for 大象传媒 TWO, This Life + 10 is written by Amy Jenkins, directed by Joe Ahearne and the executive producer is Julie Gardner for 大象传媒 Wales. Tony Garnett is the sole Producer.
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Notes to Editors
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This Life was first broadcast on 大象传媒 TWO on 18 March 1996.
The final episode of the second series was broadcast on 大象传媒 TWO on 7 August 1997.
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Update to press release - posted on 11 December 2006
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This Life + 10 will be broadcast on 大象传媒 TWO on Tuesday 2 January 2007.
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