Births, Marriages and Deaths: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Alan, Graham and Terry have been best mates since primary school. Now pushing forty, the three friends are still inseparable and celebrating the impending marriage of Terry to his pregnant girlfriend Pat.

Naturally, Alan and Graham are going to give Terry a stag night to remember. But when the boys pay a late night revenge visit to their despised former headmaster, things begin to go disastrously wrong. A tragic accident sets off an unforeseen chain of events revealing terrible secrets.

Life will never be the same again.

All dressed up in dark suits and shades, looking remarkably like the characters in Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs', Alan, Graham and Terry set out on a marathon stag day. All is going well, with a stretch limo at their disposal, copious amounts of champagne and old times lovingly mulled over. But, as the night progresses, the three friends make a decision that is t...

Series details

• Title: Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1999-02-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-03-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26547
• IMDb ID: tt0189243
• TVDB ID: 111081

Cast and credited roles

• Ray Winstone — Alan
• Mark Strong — Terry
• Phil Davis — Graham

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-02-22; final listed air date 1999-03-15; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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