Finding Alice
GenreComedy drama
Starring
WriterRoger Goldby
Simon Nye[1]
DirectorRoger Goldby
ComposerEdmund Butt
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Num series1
Num episodes6
ProducerMargot Gavan Duffy
Executive producerMichaela Fereday
Keeley Hawes
Company
First aired17 January 2021
Last aired21 February 2021
Runtime60 minutes
NetworkITV

Finding Alice is a British television six-part comedy-drama produced by RED Production Company (a StudioCanal company)[2] in association with Bright Pictures TV, Buddy Club Productions and Genial Productions. It premiered on ITV in the UK on 17 January 2021.[3][4]

The drama concerns a woman who discovers unwelcome facts about her partner after his sudden death.[5][6]

On 1 March 2021, it was announced that Finding Alice would return for a second series.[7] The filming for the second season was due to begin in February 2022;[8][9] however, it was reportedly cancelled due to cast scheduling issues.[10]

Cast

The cast includes:[11][12]

Critical reception

Eleanor Bley Griffiths reviewing for the Radio Times described Finding Alice as "This interesting and ambitious drama", giving it four stars and adding that "Keeley Hawes gives a masterful performance in ITV’s darkly comic drama".[13] Ben Dowell of The Times declared the drama's "classy acting outweighs the shopworn plot" and gave it four stars,[14] Lucy Mangan for The Guardian mentions "thank god for Nigel Havers and Joanna Lumley" in her review giving it three stars,[15] while Anita Singh of The Telegraph called the drama "a thriller, a comedy, or an episode of Grand Designs?" and gave it three stars.[16]

References

  1. ^ Fear, Helen (17 January 2021). "Is Finding Alice a dark comedy and what else has writer Simon Nye penned?". Entertainment Daily.
  2. ^ "ITV Commissions Six-Part Contemporary Drama Finding Alice". Red Production Company. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "When is Finding Alice released? What's it about?". Radio Times. 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ Hollingsworth, David (7 January 2021). "Finding Alice starring Keeley Hawes – start date confirmed!". What’s on TV. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ Singh, Anita (17 January 2021). "Finding Alice, review: a thriller, a comedy, or an episode of Grand Designs?". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ Morris, Lauren. "When is Finding Alice released? What's it about?". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ "ITV recommissions Finding Alice for a second series following ratings success". Press Centre. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ Carr, Flora (1 March 2021). "Finding Alice season 2 release date: Cast, trailer and episodes". Radio Times
  9. ^ Shillcock, Francesca (1 March 2021). "ITV confirm Finding Alice series two and tease release date". Hello!
  10. ^ Zone, T. V. (2022-08-09). "FINDING ALICE: SERIES 2 PLANS SCRAPPED BY ITV". TV Zone UK. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  11. ^ "All-star cast joins Keeley Hawes for new ITV drama Finding Alice". Radio Times. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  12. ^ Eleanor Bley Griffiths (28 January 2021). "Meet the cast of ITV's Finding Alice". Radio Times
  13. ^ Eleanor Bley Griffiths (17 January 2021). "Finding Alice review - Keeley Hawes gives a masterful performance in ITV's darkly comic drama". Radio Times
  14. ^ Dowell, Ben (17 January 2021). "Finding Alice review - classy acting outweighs the shopworn plot". The Times. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  15. ^ Mangan, Lucy (17 January 2021). "Finding Alice review - thank god for Nigel Havers and Joanna Lumley". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  16. ^ Singh, Anita (17 January 2021). "Finding Alice review - a thriller, a comedy, or an episode of Grand Designs?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 December 2021.