Best Interests: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Best Interests is the story of a family driven apart by having to make choices no parent would ever want to make. Andrew and Nicci's daughter, Marnie, has a life-threatening condition. The doctors believe it is in her best interests to be allowed to die, but her loving family disagree. They start a fight that will take them through every stage of a legal process, as they struggle to contemplate this huge decision. Who decides? And in whose best interests will it be?

Series details

• Title: Best Interests
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2023-06-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 43164
• IMDb ID: tt10714820
• TVDB ID: 382163

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Sheen — Andrew Lloyd
• Sharon Horgan — Nicci Lloyd
• Niamh Moriarty — Marnie Lloyd
• Alison Oliver — Katie Lloyd
• Noma Dumezweni — Samantha
• Des McAleer — Eddie
• Chizzy Akudolu — Mercy
• Lisa McGrillis — Brenda Haskins
• Pippa Haywood — Judge Spottiswood
• Lucian Msamati — Derek

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-06-12; final listed air date 2023-06-20; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Best Interests 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.