''The Inheritance'' is a four-part British drama television series, first broadcast in the UK on Channel 5 on 4 September 2023.

Plot

When father-of-three Dennis (

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) dies unexpectedly, his adult children are left bereft. But their grief is quickly overshadowed by anger, confusion and suspicion when they learn that he recently changed his will and they won't be receiving any part of his estate.

Cast

* Robert James-Collier as Daniel * Gaynor Faye as Sian *

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as Chloe *

as Dennis * Samantha Bond as Susan *

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as Pete *

Kevin Whately Kevin Whately OBE (born 6 February 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Neville "Nev" Hope in the comedy drama ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''; Robert "Robbie" Lewis in the British crime drama ''Inspector Morse'' (1987–2000) ...

as Michael * Rory Fleck Byrne as Nathan *

Pauline McLynn Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs. Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted'', Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'', Tip Haddem in the BBC ...

as Jenny Roche * Risteard Cooper as DS Morris

Production

The series was filmed in

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. The outside of the Funeral Home belongs to 5th generation Funeral Directors, D. Chisholm and Sons who were founded in 1878 and are located on Huntly Street, Inverness, Scotland. The Funeral Home is the former Queen Street Church which was converted to become the current Funeral Home.

Reception

Ed Power, reviewing for '' i'', rated the series 4/5 stars. According to BARB 7-day data, the first episode premiered with 3.39m viewers.

Episodes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inheritance (Tv Series), The 2023 British television series debuts 2023 British television series endings 2020s British drama television series Channel 5 (British TV channel) television dramas British English-language television shows