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When Miri Matteson returns home after eighteen years, can she integrate back into her old life? With a terrible event from her past hanging over her, it won’t be easy.

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Channel Episode Time
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Series 1 · Episode 1
Series 1: Episode 1
When Miri Matteson returns home after eighteen years, she stumbles back into adult life in the coastal town she once knew, while the shadow of her past looms large.
⏱ 27 mins
Your Time
Thu 25 Jun · 23:10
UK
Thu 25 Jun · 23:10
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Series 1 · Episode 2
Series 1: Episode 2
Miri is excited about her first day working at Nathan’s fish and chip shop, but the community aren’t taking kindly to her return.
⏱ 25 mins
Your Time
Thu 25 Jun · 23:40
UK
Thu 25 Jun · 23:40
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 1 · Episode 1
When Miri Matteson returns home after eighteen years, she stumbles back into adult life in the coastal town she once knew, while the shadow of her past looms large.
⏱ 27 mins
Time
Your Time
Thu 25 Jun · 23:10
UK
Thu 25 Jun · 23:10
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Series 1 · Episode 2
Miri is excited about her first day working at Nathan’s fish and chip shop, but the community aren’t taking kindly to her return.
⏱ 25 mins
Time
Your Time
Thu 25 Jun · 23:40
UK
Thu 25 Jun · 23:40

Available for Streaming

Series 2 Episode 1

Episode 1

Miri is moving on with her life with a new job and a date with Billy. But her past returns to trouble her with the arrival of a surprise visitor.
Duration: 27 mins First broadcast: 10:35pm 31 Aug 2021
Availability: Available for 2 months (until 21 Aug 2026)
Series 2 Episode 2

Episode 2

Between modern-day sex and bank accounts, Miri is once again baffled by the world today as she navigates both her new job and her budding relationship with Billy.
Duration: 27 mins First broadcast: 31 Aug 2021
Availability: Available for 2 months (until 21 Aug 2026)
Series 2 Episode 3

Episode 3

While the town prepares for Lara’s vigil, Miri is unwittingly taken to meet Billy’s family for the first time, and attempts to reinvent herself.
Duration: 26 mins First broadcast: 31 Aug 2021
Availability: Available for 2 months (until 21 Aug 2026)
Series 2 Episode 4

Episode 4

A series of disasters threaten to derail Miri’s first date with Billy. Caroline and Oscar find a visitor on their doorstep and must finally reckon with Caroline’s affair.
Duration: 26 mins First broadcast: 31 Aug 2021
Availability: Available for 2 months (until 21 Aug 2026)
Series 2 Episode 5

Episode 5

With the former police chief still missing, Miri takes her driving test. Oscar enlists Dom to help with his environmental activism.
Duration: 27 mins First broadcast: 31 Aug 2021
Availability: Available for 2 months (until 21 Aug 2026)
Series 2 Episode 6

Episode 6

Miri realises that she has to go to the police, but her final day with Billy is interrupted by his domineering mother.
Duration: 28 mins First broadcast: 31 Aug 2021
Availability: Available for 2 months (until 21 Aug 2026)

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When is Back to Life next on?

The next broadcast of Back to Life airs at Thu 25 Jun · 23:10(UK: Thu 25 Jun · 23:10) on BBC Three.

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