Being Eileen

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Being Eileen is a BBC "heart-warming" comedy-drama which began as a new six-part series on 4 February, and ended on 11 March 2013. Originally titled Lapland, it was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 24 December 2011. Although initially a single 75-minute episode which was set in Lapland, Finland, it was announced to having a series renamed Being Eileen, consisting of six 30 minute episodes, due to the success of the single episode. The series, written by Michael Wynne, features an ensemble cast. Headed by Sue Johnston, who plays Eileen Lewis, the programme focusses on her, the widowed matriarch of a "large, close-knit and dysfunctional Northern family". The single episode focused on the family's visit to Lapland, whilst the series focusses on their life in Birkenhead. Elizabeth Berrington and Stephen Graham, play Eileen's children, whilst William Ash and Julie Graham play their partners.

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Languages: English

Starring Cast: Georgia Doyle, Julie Graham, William Ash, Ellis Murphy, Dean Andrews, Sue Johnston

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Georgia Doyle

Melissa Lewis

Julie Graham

Mandy Lewis

William Ash

Ray Cooper

Ellis Murphy

Liam Cooper

Dean Andrews

Pete Lewis

Sue Johnston

Eileen Lewis

Elizabeth Berrington

Paula Cooper

Adam Scotland

Jack Cooper

Connor Dempsey

Ethan Lewis

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