Events play out differently in ways that lead to the death of Ursula, along with (in later cases) one and then two of her siblings (on three occasions). At the end of the conflict, the family maid Bridget's attendance of a victory celebration in London brings Spanish Flu into the household. The war takes a toll on the family, but Ursula's mother does her best to keep the children happy. The pair seem to reconcile by the time he leaves but lose contact soon after. During the First World War, Ursula's father decides to enlist in the army, which upsets her mother he tells his wife he wants to fight for what he believes in, but she suspects more childish motivations.
Whilst broadly enjoying a happy and comfortable upbringing, this cycle of death and rebirth appears to make her a deeply anxious child who frequently dreams about dying. Similar situations take place as she gets older, with Ursula drowning on a trip to the seaside and falling to her death out of a window, but avoiding those fates when events play out slightly differently after reincarnations. In 1910, she is stillborn due to a lack of medical assistance, but the birth repeats with a doctor able to intervene, and Ursula survives. Declan Miele-Howell as 13-year-old Mauriceĭuring the Second World War, Ursula Todd discusses what she would do if she had her time again with her brother Teddy.James George Williams as 10-year-old Teddy.Matilda Stafford / Pamela Stafford as 6-month-old Ursula.The series began broadcast on 19 April 2022 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. In April 2021, it was announced that Thomasin McKenzie and Sian Clifford would star in the series alongside James McArdle, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Jessica Hynes with Patsy Ferran, Harry Michell, Laurie Kynaston, Joshua Hill, and Maria Laird completing the cast. The BBC commissioned a four-part adaptation of the novel Life After Life in December 2020.
It follows the story of Ursula Todd, a woman in the first half of the 20th century who experiences an endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth. Life After Life is a 2022 British television adaptation by playwright Bash Doran of the 2013 novel Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.
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