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Back to Life (TV Series)

Back to Life

2019

Chris Sweeney

Daisy Haggard, Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Liam Williams ...

6.9

1,111

TV Series. Comedy. Drama TV Series (2019-2021) 2 Seasons. 12 Episodes. After 18 years in prison, a woman returns to her small hometown wondering if anyone will let her move on.

Premiere: November 10 on Showtime.

	Author	Review
United States	Steve Greene IndieWire	"[2nd Season Review]: Daisy Haggard finds even more humor in the heartache (...) Few shows balance a sense of pain and release like this Showtime series about trying to move on"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"[2nd Season Review]: [It] is a pure and painful delight, which can move you from tears to laughter within a single line (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Allison Keene Paste Magazine	"[2nd Season Review]: Small and shining gem requires your attention (...) What really propels the series is simply a desire to see Miri navigate this 'new' world and thrive"	POS
United Kingdom	Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"This darkly comic gem is an ideal 'Fleabag' replacement (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Allison Keene Paste Magazine	"Charming and wryly funny"	POS
United Kingdom	Susannah Butter London Evening Standard	"It’s ace comedy, weaving relatable jokes about family, jobs and relationships (...) Fingers crossed for a second series"	POS
United States	Caroline Framke Variety	"Daisy Haggard's sharp series manages to make personal growth more interesting than a murder case."	POS
United States	Judy Berman Time	"What 'Fleabag' did for one wounded human being, this worthy successor does for a scarred community."	POS
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"Do not miss it (...) A truly wonderful gem on Showtime mines big laughs and surprising melancholy from one woman's journey to pick up the pieces of her life."	POS
United Kingdom	Carol Midgley The Times	"It is growing on me largely because it is well written and multi-layered, managing to be sweet, tragic and a little bit sick. Oh, and quietly funny (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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