Last Tango in Halifax review – a brilliant, bittersweet Sunday comfort

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While there are trying times for late-in-life lovebirds Anne Reid and Derek Jacobi, Sally Wainwright’s family drama remains as warm and familiar as a reunion with old friends

Anne Reid as Celia and Derek Jacobi as Alan in Sally Wainwright’s Last Tango in Halifax. Photograph: Matt Squire/BBC/Lookout Pointhen it comes to writing about family, nobody does it better than Sally Wainwright. It has been eight years since began, and just over three since we caught up with Alan, Celia, Gillian and Caroline. The reunited octogenarians are still married, but now they are arguing over a new kitchen and how smart a spare room needs to be for a last-minute guest.

 

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that aired ages ago lol! It is great though! Sally Wainwright has a real genius for storytelling and character development

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