Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Another of British television's many Catherine Cookson adaptations, The Tide of Life starred Gillian Kearney as typically Cookson-esque heroine Emily Kennedy. Living in Tyneside in the early 20th century, poor Emily is knocked about by fate and victimized by any number of nasty people -- until, of course, the Right Man comes along. In this instance, the man in question was Larry Birch, played by Ray Stevenson. Also known as Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life, this three-part, three-hour miniseries originally aired in 1996.

Series details

• Title: Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1996-01-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-01-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19791
• IMDb ID: tt0126762
• TVDB ID: 174191

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-01-05; final listed air date 1996-01-19; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life 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.