BBC Two · Ended

The Key

Drama · 2003

Last aired: S1 E3, Episode 3 · 2003-09-30

The Key is a BBC Two drama series about three generations of a family struggling to make the best of their lives in very difficult circumstances. The drama recounts the story of the last century through the eyes of one family. It draws upon many of the key moments of British political history during the 20th century, ranging from Bloody Friday in 1919, when thousands of workers gathered in Glasgow to demand a 40-hour week and were set upon by mounted police, to the brutal chaos of the miners' strike demonstration at Orgreave in 1984.

Cast

Dawn Steele Mary Corrigan

Ronni Ancona Maggie

Frances Grey Jessie

Ann-Louise Ross Helen

June Watson older Mary Corrigan

Ken Stott Billy

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 2003-09-16 · 60 min New series Set against the backdrop of the turbulent 20th century, this three-part drama explores the past and present lives of three female generations of a Glasgow family.

E2 Episode 2 2003-09-23 · 60 min Continuing the drama exploring the lives of three generations of a Glasgow family. 1933: Mary receives an unwelcome offer of marriage; 1979: Jessie prepares for her wedding; 1997: an event from the past threatens to scupper Maggie's election campaign.

E3 Episode 3 2003-09-30 · 60 min Mary's idyllic life is disturbed as the drama exploring the lives of three generations of Glasgow women concludes. There's a homecoming at the height of the miners' strike of 1984, and tragedy strikes before the 1997 election.

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