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Faith in the Future: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Faith in the Future (1995): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Faith in the Future is a British comedy television show running from 17 November 1995 to 27 February 1998. A sequel to the show Second Thoughts, it aired on ITV for 22 episodes.

The show continues the story of Faith Greyshott (Lynda Bellingham), newly single after splitting from her long-term partner, Bill, at the end of Second Thoughts. With her daughter Hannah (Julia Sawalha) away travelling and her son Joe now in a shared flat, Faith decides it's time to stop being a wife and mother and live her life for herself; however, her plans are scuppered when Hannah returns and moves back home.

Series details

  • Title: Faith in the Future
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Premiere date: 1995-11-17
  • Final broadcast date listed: 1998-02-27
  • Status in TVmaze: Ended
  • Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
  • Network country: United Kingdom
  • Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
  • TVMaze ID: 11531
  • IMDb ID: tt0111956
  • TVDB ID: 76313

Cast and credited roles

  • Lynda Bellingham — Faith
  • Julia Sawalha — Hannah
  • Simon Pegg — Jools
  • Jeff Rawle — Paul

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 1995-11-17; final listed air date 1995-12-29; episode order: 7.
  • Season 2: premiered 1996-11-08; final listed air date 1996-12-27; episode order: 8.
  • Season 3: premiered 1998-01-09; final listed air date 1998-02-27; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Faith in the Future 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.

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