Home > Back to Life > Season 1 « TV Series Page Back to Life: Season 1 (2019) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Back to Life Critics Consensus Driven by the marvelous Daisy Haggard, Back to Life questions what it means to be a person with humor, heart, and a genuine sense of surprise. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 25 80% Audience Score User Ratings: 20 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Nov 10, 2019 When Miri Matteson returns home after eighteen years, she stumbles back into adult life in the coastal town she once knew, while the shadow of her past looms large. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Nov 10, 2019 Miri is excited for her first day working at Nathan's Fish & Chip shop, but the community isn't taking kindly to her return. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Nov 17, 2019 Miri and her neighbor Billy escape to an amusement park for the day but Miri's past continues to chase her. Meanwhile, Caroline attempts to end things with Dom for good. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Nov 17, 2019 Miri and her mother Caroline embark on a road trip to visit Oscar's aunt. But, when an accident stalls them, they are forced to discuss how Caroline truly feels about Miri's time in prison. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Nov 24, 2019 A terrible coincidence puts Miri back in the community's firing line as she becomes the key suspect in a new crime. Caroline and Oscar attempt to revive their relationship. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Nov 24, 2019 After being locked in a cell once again, Miri gets out determined to tell her side of the story and to finally get the town on her side. 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More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Nov 10, 2019 Miri is excited for her first day working at Nathan's Fish & Chip shop, but the community isn't taking kindly to her return. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Nov 17, 2019 Miri and her neighbor Billy escape to an amusement park for the day but Miri's past continues to chase her. Meanwhile, Caroline attempts to end things with Dom for good. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Nov 17, 2019 Miri and her mother Caroline embark on a road trip to visit Oscar's aunt. But, when an accident stalls them, they are forced to discuss how Caroline truly feels about Miri's time in prison. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Nov 24, 2019 A terrible coincidence puts Miri back in the community's firing line as she becomes the key suspect in a new crime. Caroline and Oscar attempt to revive their relationship. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Nov 24, 2019 After being locked in a cell once again, Miri gets out determined to tell her side of the story and to finally get the town on her side. More Critic Reviews for Back to Life Season 1 All Critics (25) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (0) [Daisy] Haggard's performance is a marvel, whether she's exuding vulnerability or dishing the sass. Used and abused but never quite de-fused, she propels Back to Life to the top tier of this season's newcomers, with ample help from a crackerjack ensemble. Nov 11, 2019 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The series is very smart in the way it highlights how long Miri has been away, making note of it without dwelling on it too much. Nov 8, 2019 | Full Review… Jen Chaney New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic Back to Life...holds its own. Nov 6, 2019 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic The best thing about the show might be that it's actually a lot smaller and humbler than these puzzle-box dramas. Nov 12, 2019 | Full Review… Aaron Bady The New Republic Top Critic Back to Life has a firm grasp on how capable people are of bizarre behavior at any given moment. Nov 11, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Steve Greene indieWire Top Critic If Back to Life can commit to exploring its deeper ideas about identity, forgiveness, and mortality in its second season, it could quickly become of the best shows on television. Nov 12, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Randy Dankievitch Tell-Tale TV Mostly, it's an alternatingly funny/somber but always emotionally affecting series with something of a Fleabag vibe... and a terrific performance from [Daisy] Haggard. Nov 27, 2019 | Full Review… Dustin Rowles Pajiba The nicest thing about Back To Life... is the way it deftly but oh-so-subtly lambasts the gruelling crime dramas British TV has been synonymous with in recent years. Nov 18, 2019 | Full Review… Kylie Klein-Nixon Stuff.co.nz Bouncing unpredictably between somber dejection and daffy dark humor, Back to Life shouldn't work at all. Yet it does, wonderfully. Nov 11, 2019 | Full Review… Glenn Garvin Reason Online Back to Life rides a fine line between sharply clever comedy and intensely dark mystery drama. Dec 4, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… Lily Moayeri Under the Radar The only reasons we're recommending Back To Life are the premise behind the show and Haggard's inherent charm. Nov 11, 2019 | Full Review… Joel Keller Decider Poignant British dramedy about post-prison life is mature. Nov 21, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media View All Critic Reviews (25) Audience Reviews for Back to Life: Season 1 Nov 28, 2019 Not bad have only seen the first episode, I will continue Taralynn A Nov 27, 2019 The very best of British TV. Rod Z Nov 19, 2019 Absolutely phenomenal. Excellent writing and producing for such a funny and charming take to such a set of extremely awful circumstances. It makes for an entertaining watch. A must see if you like witty-comedies, like Fleabag (whose producers actually produced it as I found out), and The Patriot on Amazon Prime, along with the countless other witty comedies in the last 5 years. This one's a great one. Also a great redemption story. Daisy Haggard was amazing. This is the first production I've seen her in that I know of and she cracked me up the entire time. Pure nonsensical at times, cringeworthy situational dialogue, and circumstantial reactions make the show. A gal down on her luck in to the highest power tries to make it back on her feet again in her mid 30s after spending 18 years in prison for a crime in a small oceanside town. I'll follow Haggard's work more closely as an actress from now on. Nick S Nov 17, 2019 Enjoyable and very very different. Amazing performance and great throwaway lines. 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