The Savages: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adam, a successful cartoonist with a strip in a national newspaper, and Jessica Savage, who works at a travel agents, are a modern young couple. They work too hard, they argue occasionally, they bicker a lot, and they are stressed out, but their relationship is kept together by affection. Their hyperactive young children, six-year-old Nicola and three-year-old Luke, are both destructive. Adam's retired and vague father, Donald, lives nearby on his own, after his wife walked out on him. Adam also has a brother called Mark.

Series details

• Title: The Savages
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2001-04-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-05-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31886
• IMDb ID: tt0281483
• TVDB ID: 157181

Cast and credited roles

• Geoffrey Palmer — Donald
• Marcus Brigstocke — Adam
• Victoria Hamilton — Jessica

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-04-24; final listed air date 2001-05-29; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Savages 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.