''Marriage'' is a 2022 British television drama series, starring Nicola Walker and Sean Bean as a married couple in a long term domestic relationship. It was created, written and directed by

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. The four-part series opened on 14 August 2022 on BBC One. It was simultaneously made available in full to stream, on

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Cast

* Sean Bean as Ian, Emma's husband who has recently been made redundant * Nicola Walker as Emma, Ian's wife who is a solicitor *Chantelle Alle as Jessica, Ian and Emma's adoptive daughter and a singer * Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Jamie, Emma's boss * Jack Holden as Adam, Jessica's abusive boyfriend and a record producer * James Bolam as Gerry, Emma's father *Makir Ahmed as Mike, Emma's colleague * Kath Hughes as Claire, Emma's colleague *Ella Augustin as Maxine, an employee at the local leisure centre *Hector Hewer as Kieran, an employee at the local leisure centre *Shona McHugh as Emily, an employee at Jamie's company who is on work experience *Kemal Sylvester as Paul, Emma's brother *Miles Barrow as Mark, a restaurant employee who befriends Jessica

Production

In September 2021, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned Golaszewski's new drama, starring Walker and Bean. It was a co-production between The Forge and The Money Men, in association with All3Media International. The theme tune is "

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: No 1, Allemande", an a cappella work by the American composer Caroline Shaw.

Episode list

Reception

The series received mostly very good reviews from critics, and mixed reviews from viewers. ''The Telegraph'' praised the first episode and gave it five out of five stars. Ben East of ''Metro'', similarly, praised the first episode and gave it four stars. Rebecca Nicholson for '' The Guardian'' gave the first episode four out of five stars, remarking, 'There is a pitch-perfect realism to the way these characters talk without really saying anything, then put across what they really mean while saying nothing at all. It’s so cleverly done.' By contrast, Nick Hilton, writing for ''The Independent'', gave ''Marriage'' two out of five stars, adding that the show would "bore you to tears".

References

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* {{IMDb title, 15483452 2022 British television series debuts 2022 British television series endings 2020s British drama television series 2020s British television miniseries English-language television shows