40: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The cliché has it that life begins at forty. It doesn't, of course. It starts much earlier than that! In this new three-part drama, seven 40-year-olds are drawn together by a disturbing school reunion. Long-standing sexual tensions and emotional conflicts come to a head as the surreal secrets of apparently normal lives are revealed. Beneath the veneer of a successful career simmers a life of quiet desperation, behind the closed doors of a happy marriage lies a disordered world of sordid sexual dysfunction. Acting as a catalyst, the reunion forces the seven friends into a re-evaluation of their past and the present - and brings about an unexpected future.

Series details

• Title: 40
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2003-04-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-04-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 48953
• IMDb ID: tt0352034
• TVDB ID: 82346

Cast and credited roles

• Suzy Eddie Izzard — Ralph
• Nimmy March — Anita
• Mark Benton — Gregory
• Hugo Speer — Rob
• Kerry Fox — Maggie
• Joanne Whalley — Jess
• Vincent Regan — Ken

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-04-08; final listed air date 2003-04-10; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from 40 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.