Life in Squares: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The three-part serial centres on the close and often fraught relationship between sisters, Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf, and Vanessa's sexually complicated alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant as they, and their group of like-minded friends, navigate their way through love, sex and artistic life through the first half of the 20th century.

Series details

• Title: Life in Squares
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2015-07-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-08-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2860

Cast and credited roles

• James Norton — Duncan Grant (younger)
• Phoebe Fox — Vanessa Bell (younger)
• Andrew Havill — Clive Bell (older)
• Rupert Penry-Jones — Duncan Grant (older)
• Eve Best — Vanessa Bell (older)
• Lydia Leonard — Virginia Woolf (younger)
• Sam Hoare — Clive Bell (younger)
• Lucy Boynton — Angelica Bell
• Guy Henry — Leonard Woolf (older)
• Ben Lloyd-Hughes — David "Bunny" Garnett (younger)
• Jack Davenport — David "Bunny" Garnett (older)
• Al Weaver — Leonard Woolf (younger)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-07-27; final listed air date 2015-08-10; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Life in Squares 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.