''Finding Alice '' is a

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comedy-drama produced by

RED Production Company Red Production Company is a British independent television production company owned by StudioCanal. Background Red Production Company was formed in 1998 by Nicola Shindler, a television producer who had worked on '' Our Friends in the North' ...

StudioCanal StudioCanal S.A.S. (formerly known as Le Studio Canal+, Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution, Canal+ D.A., Canal+ Production, and Canal+ Image and also known as StudioCanal International) is a French film production and distribution company that owns ...

company) in association with Bright Pictures TV, Buddy Club Productions and Genial Productions. It premiered on ITV in the UK on 17 January 2021. On 1 March 2021, it was announced that ''Finding Alice'' would return for a second series. The filming for the second season will begin in February 2022. In August 2022, it was announced that Finding Alice season 2 has been cancelled by ITV.

Cast

The cast includes: *

Keeley Hawes Claire Julia Hawes (born 10 February 1976), known professionally as Keeley Hawes, is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including '' Our Mutual Friend'' (1998) and '' Tipping the Velvet'' (2002), H ...

as Alice Dillon *

Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham (born 12 December 1944) is a Scottish film, television, radio and stage actor. Early life Cranham was born in Dunfermline, Fife, the son of Lochgelly-born Margaret McKay Cranham (née Ferguson) and Ronald Cranham, a London-bor ...

as Gerry Walsh *

Nigel Havers Nigel Allan Havers (born 6 November 1951) is an English actor. His film roles include Lord Andrew Lindsay in the 1981 British film ''Chariots of Fire'', which earned him a BAFTA nomination; as Dr. Rawlins in the 1987 Steven Spielberg war drama ...

as Roger Dillon *

Gemma Jones Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include '' Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the ''Bridget Jones'' series (2001–2016), the ''Harry Potter'' series ...

as Minnie Walsh *

Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom '' Absolutely Fabulous'' ( ...

as Sarah Dillon *

Ayesha Dharker Ayesha Dharker (born 16 March 1978) is a British actress, known for her appearance as Queen Jamillia, the Queen of Naboo, in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,'' and for her stage performances. Her other film roles include ...

as Tanvi Lal *

Sharon Rooney Sharon Rooney (born ) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Rae Earl in ''My Mad Fat Diary'', Sophie in ''Two Doors Down (TV series), Two Doors Down'', Dawn in ''Brief Encounters (TV series), Brief Encounters'', and Miss Atlantis ...

as Nicola *

Rhashan Stone Rhashan Stone is an American actor and comedian based in the UK. He is best known for appearing in many comedy shows such as ''Desmond's'' and '' Mutual Friends''. Stone is also a stage actor who has performed in numerous productions for The Ro ...

as Nathan *

Graeme Hawley Graeme Hawley (born 28 November 1975) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as John Stape in the British soap ''Coronation Street''. Career Hawley graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1996 with a degree in Drama, be ...

as Graham Napely *

Jason Merrells Jason Scott Merrells (born 2 November 1968 in Epping, Essex) is an English actor, who is best known for his roles in '' Casualty'', ''Queer as Folk'', ''Cutting It'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Emmerdale''. Early life and education Jason S ...

as Harry Walsh *

Dominique Moore Dominique Moore (born 12 January 1986) is a British actress and writer best known for her roles in '' BAFTA'' Winning ''Horrible Histories'', '' Hotel Trubble'' and '' Paddington Green''. She starred in '' Horrible Histories: The Movie'' and voi ...

as Yasmina * George Webster as George *

Isabella Pappas Isabella Noemi Pappas (born 21 August 2002) is an actress. She began her career on the London stage, earning Laurence Olivier and WhatsOnStage Award nominations. On television, she is known for her roles in the ITV series '' Finding Alice'' (2 ...

as Charlotte Walsh *Charlyne Francis as Detective Prior *Daniel Laurie as Zack

Episodes

Critical reception

Eleanor Bley Griffiths reviewing for the ''

Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ...

'' described ''Finding Alice'' as "This interesting and ambitious drama", giving it four stars and adding that "Keeley Hawes gives a masterful performance in ITV’s darkly comic drama". Ben Dowell of ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' ...

'' declared the drama's "classy acting outweighs the shopworn plot" and gave it four stars,

Lucy Mangan Lucy Katherine Mangan''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' (born 1974) is a British journalist and author. She is a columnist, features writer and TV critic for ''The Guardian''. A major part of her writing is related t ...

for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide ...

'' mentions "thank god for Nigel Havers and Joanna Lumley" in her review giving it three stars, while Anita Singh of '' The Telegraph'' called the drama "a thriller, a comedy, or an episode of Grand Designs?" and gave it three stars.

References

External links

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''Finding Alice''
trailer from the ITV's YouTube channel 2021 British television series debuts 2021 British television series endings 2020s British comedy-drama television series 2020s British television miniseries English-language television shows ITV comedy-dramas Television series by Red Production Company Television series by StudioCanal