Births, Marriages and Deaths (1999)

"High octane drama... an emotional roller coaster ride."

8.0 (3 votes)

1 Season

February 22, 1999

English

Drama Comedy

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.

Creator

Charles Brand, Tessa Ross

Network

BBC Two

Episodes

Episode 1

Feb 22, 1999

50 min

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.

Episode 2

Mar 1, 1999

50 min

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.

Episode 3

Mar 8, 1999

50 min

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.

Episode 4

Mar 15, 1999

50 min

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.