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Season 1 – Isolation Stories

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Reflections on the things families are going through after weeks of isolation.

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Scott Bryan BBC.com 07/15/2020
You end up thinking more about how they've been able to pull off the show than the drama itself. Yet, it has been a real feat in how they put the show together. Go to Full Review Deborah Ross The Mail on Sunday (UK) 05/11/2020
3/5
The imposed story arcs felt like what they were: imposed story arcs and, as such, didn't ring true. However, it was all filmed in the actors' own homes so it was snoop heaven and did move us on from the "book shelfie." Go to Full Review Liam Fay The Times (UK) 05/11/2020
Even the most valiant performances were let down by the scripts. Like their protagonists, the dramas never went anywhere. Go to Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said 06/18/2020
A remarkable achievementA Go to Full Review Pat Stacey The Herald (Ireland) 05/15/2020
Isolation Stories is ultimately a gimmicky technical exercise. It's probably heretical for a TV critic to say this, but the channels might be better off sticking on a few classic movies until the Covid cloud clears. Go to Full Review Euan Ferguson Observer (UK) 05/11/2020
Life is messy. This was a great venture, helped immensely by Sheridan Smith and young Tom Glenister. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E @AlainE Feb 3 Pretty good cultural remembrance of the glorious initial days of the Covid pandemic. The last episode that reveals the technical limitations necessary to maintain isolation barriers was also useful. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Darren Boyd

Mike

Eddie Marsan

Stephen

Sheridan Smith

Mel

Robert Glenister

Ron

Sally Baxter

Alison

Tom Glenister

Russell

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 4, 2020 Mel Alone, pregnant and fed up with life, Mel faces childbirth without the married father of her baby. Details Episode 2 Aired May 5, 2020 Ron & Russell A father and son are isolated in the family home, but would rather be anywhere else than together. Details Episode 3 Aired May 6, 2020 Mike & Rochelle Mike, a paranoid hypochondriac, lives out his worst fears during the virus-based global lockdown. Details Episode 4 Aired May 7, 2020 Karen A granddad resolves to bring his broken family together, but events spiral into confrontation. Details Episode 5 Airs undefined The Making of Isolation Stories Behind-the-scenes of the groundbreaking series. Details

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Isolation Stories — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Louise Hooper, Paul Andrew Williams, David Blair, Paul Whittington
Executive Producer
Jeff Pope, Tom Dunbar
Screenwriter
Jeff Pope, Gaby Chiappe, Neil McKay, Billy Ivory
Network
ITV
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 4, 2020