Births, Marriages and Deaths

Synopsis

Alan, Terry and Graham have been inseparable since primary school. In a drunken haze they pay a visit to their old headmaster — and there their troubles begin.

First Air Date: 1999-02-22

Last Air Date: 1999-03-15

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Tony Grounds

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Ray Winstone as Alan
Mark Strong as Terry
Phil Davis as Graham
Tessa Peake-Jones as Molly
Michelle Fairley as Pat
Maggie O'Neill as Alex
Ronny Quirke as Frank
Emily Corrie as Becky
Aaron Keeling as Billy
Frances Shergold as Laura

Seasons

Miniseries (1999)

Alan, Terry and Graham have been inseparable since primary school. In a drunken haze they pay a visit to their old headmaster — and there their troubles begin.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (1999-02-22)

Three friends, inseparable since primary school and now pushing 40, embark on the ultimate stag day. In a drunken stupor, they pay a revenge-fuelled visit to the headmaster who terrorised them many years before : little realising that the past will come back to haunt them.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (1999-03-01)

Graham lands the task of clearing stacks of school files out of his old headmaster's house, but little anticipates stumbling across a secret which has been kept from him for 25 years. Meanwhile, an evening out ends in tragedy for Alan.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (1999-03-08)

Terry finds consolation with Alex, and Alan vows to help him prevent the boys returning to their natural father. Molly's problems increase when her long-lost adopted son turns up.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (1999-03-15)

Josh's intimacy with Becky forces Molly to reluctantly reveal the identity of his father. Meanwhile, Alan, Terry and Graham discover Peter's hanging corpse, leaving them with a dilemma over where to hide the body.