White Heat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

White Heat is a six-part drama series about the interwoven lives, loves and betrayals of seven characters whose relationships are forged in the white heat of the Sixties through to present day, written for BBC Two by award-winning writer Paula Milne. Passionate, dangerous and compelling, the characters' love stories and friendships are set against a backdrop that takes us from Wilson to Thatcher, feminism to the Falklands, hedonism to HIV - exploring the personal and political journeys which shaped their destinies to make them the people they are today.

Series details

• Title: White Heat
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2012-03-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-04-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14676
• IMDb ID: tt1978355
• TVDB ID: 256665

Cast and credited roles

• David Gyasi — Victor
• Jessica Gunning — Orla O'Donnell
• MyAnna Buring — Lilly
• Reece Ritchie — Jay Kildare
• Sam Claflin — Jack Walsh
• Claire Foy — Charlotte Pugh
• Lee Ingleby — Alan Harper
• Lindsay Duncan — Lilly (Present Day)
• Tamsin Greig — Beth Pugh
• Hugh Quarshie — Victor (Present Day)
• Jeremy Northam — Edward Walsh
• Juliet Stevenson — Charlotte (Present Day)

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-03-08; final listed air date 2012-04-12; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from White Heat 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.