The Inheritance (TV series)

The Inheritance is a four-part British drama television series, first broadcast in the UK on Channel 5 on 4 September 2023.[1][2]

The Inheritance
GenreDrama
Written byAschlin Ditta
Directed byAku Louhimies
StarringRobert James-Collier
Gaynor Faye
Jemima Rooper
Larry Lamb
Samantha Bond
Adil Ray
Kevin Whately
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesPeer Pressure
Lonesome Pine Productions
Eccho Rights
Original release
NetworkChannel 5
Release4 September (2023-09-04) –
25 September 2023 (2023-09-25)

Plot

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When father-of-three Dennis (Larry Lamb) 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

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Production

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The series was filmed in County Kilkenny, Ireland although the outside of the building of D Chisholm and sons funeral home in Inverness, Scotland is shown on one episode.[3]

Reception

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

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
11"Episode One"Aku LouhimiesAschlin Ditta4 September 2023 (2023-09-04)3.39
22"Episode Two"Aku LouhimiesAschlin Ditta11 September 2023 (2023-09-11)3.40
33"Episode Three"Aku LouhimiesAschlin Ditta18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)3.10
44"Episode Four"Aku LouhimiesAschlin Ditta25 September 2023 (2023-09-25)3.42

References

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  1. ^ The Inheritance cast: Meet the characters in Channel 5 drama, Radio Times, 4 September 2023
  2. ^ Simone, Carlo (2 September 2023). "Channel 5 The Inheritance: Full cast and when it's on TV?". The Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ Whitehead, Joanna (4 September 2023). "Where The Inheritance is filmed in Ireland as new drama series starts on Channel 5". iNews. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ Power, Ed (4 September 2023). "The Inheritance, Channel 5, review: What would you do if your dad left everything to a stranger?". iNews. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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