Being Eileen (2013)
Synopsis
Being Eileen is a BBC "heart-warming" comedy-drama which began as a new six-part series on 4 February, and ended on 11 March 2013. Originally titled Lapland, it was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 24 December 2011. Although initially a single 75-minute episode which was set in Lapland, Finland, it was announced to having a series renamed Being Eileen, consisting of six 30 minute episodes, due to the success of the single episode. The series, written by Michael Wynne, features an ensemble cast. Headed by Sue Johnston, who plays Eileen Lewis, the programme focusses on her, the widowed matriarch of a "large, close-knit and dysfunctional Northern family". The single episode focused on the family's visit to Lapland, whilst the series focusses on their life in Birkenhead. Elizabeth Berrington and Stephen Graham, play Eileen's children, whilst William Ash and Julie Graham play their partners.
First Air Date: 2013-02-04
Last Air Date: 2013-03-11
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Georgia Doyle as Melissa Lewis
- Julie Graham as Mandy Lewis
- William Ash as Ray Cooper
- Ellis Murphy as Liam Cooper
- Dean Andrews as Pete Lewis
- Sue Johnston as Eileen Lewis
- Elizabeth Berrington as Paula Cooper
- Adam Scotland as Jack Cooper
- Connor Dempsey as Ethan Lewis
- Keith Barron as Maurice
Seasons
Specials (2011)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Lapland
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