Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anya | 20220923 | Anya works in an ELS diagnostics laboratory. When she and boyfriend Luke - a semi-professional athlete - disagree about testing, their world is turned inside out. Written by Marietta Kirkbride Anya - .. Rose Wardlaw Luke - .. Ragevan Vasan Esther - .. Jessica Murrain Tarik - .. Asif Khan Lucy - .. Clare Corbett Pete - Jacob Tombling Caller - Pamela Miles Selwyn - .. Anton Lesser Sound Design - .. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - .. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - .. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - .. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride This world is an alternative version of our own. Except in this world, a minority of people are discovered to have Extended Life Syndrome (ELS). The condition might give an Elser' two decades in their thirties, two in their forties, double the time in their fifties, and so on. Little is understood of the biological factors that govern ELS except that it affects a random selection of people. It is the ultimate lottery of genetics, crossing class, race, culture and gender. | |
| 01 | One Five Seven Years, Episode 1: Anya | 20220923 | Anya works in an ELS diagnostics laboratory. When she and boyfriend Luke - a semi-professional athlete - disagree about testing, their world is turned inside out. Written by Marietta Kirkbride Anya - ¦.. Rose Wardlaw Luke - ¦.. Ragevan Vasan Esther - ¦.. Jessica Murrain Tarik - ¦.. Asif Khan Lucy - ¦.. Clare Corbett Pete - ¦. Jacob Tombling Caller - Pamela Miles Selwyn - ¦.. Anton Lesser Sound Design - ¦.. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - ¦.. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - ¦.. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - ¦.. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride | |
| 02 | One Five Seven Years, Episode 2: Uche | 20220930 | As ELS testing spreads across the globe, a small village in eastern Nigeria rejects the science in favour of - ?traditional - methods of detection leaving 16-year-old Uche in fear for her life. Written by Eno Mfon and Marietta Kirkbride Uche - ¦.. Faith Omole Halima - ¦.. Emmanuella Cole Nkechi - ¦.. Juliet Agnes Big Sister - ¦.. Jolade Obasola Gloria - ¦.. Yetunde Oduwole Mother - ¦.. Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo Henry - ¦.. Valentine Olukoga Sound Design - ¦.. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - ¦.. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - ¦.. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - ¦.. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride | |
| 02 | Uche | 20220923 | 20220930 (R4) | As ELS testing spreads across the globe, a small village in eastern Nigeria rejects the science in favour of `traditional?? methods of detection leaving 16-year-old Uche in fear for her life. Written by Eno Mfon and Marietta Kirkbride Uche - .. Faith Omole Halima - .. Emmanuella Cole Nkechi - .. Juliet Agnes Big Sister - .. Jolade Obasola Gloria - .. Yetunde Oduwole Mother - .. Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo Henry - .. Valentine Olukoga Sound Design - .. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - .. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - .. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - .. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride This world is an alternative version of our own. Except in this world, a minority of people are discovered to have Extended Life Syndrome (ELS). The condition might give an Elser' two decades in their thirties, two in their forties, double the time in their fifties, and so on. Little is understood of the biological factors that govern ELS except that it affects a random selection of people. It is the ultimate lottery of genetics, crossing class, race, culture and gender. |
| 03 | Jacob | 20220923 | 20221007 (R4) | Jacob has ELS and is serving life for a murder he committed when he was nineteen. But how many years are enough years for justice to be served? Written by Marietta Kirkbride Jacob - .. Robert Emms Miles - .. Ben Crowe Mum - ..Sirine Saba Psychiatrist - .. Asif Khan Lawyer - .. Jessica Murrain Inmate - .. Simon Darwen Sound Design - .. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - .. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - .. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - .. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride This world is an alternative version of our own. Except in this world, a minority of people are discovered to have Extended Life Syndrome (ELS). The condition might give an Elser' two decades in their thirties, two in their forties, double the time in their fifties, and so on. Little is understood of the biological factors that govern ELS except that it affects a random selection of people. It is the ultimate lottery of genetics, crossing class, race, culture and gender. |
| 03 | One Five Seven Years, Episode 3: Jacob | 20221007 | Jacob has ELS and is serving life for a murder he committed when he was nineteen. But how many years are enough years for justice to be served? Written by Marietta Kirkbride Jacob - ¦.. Robert Emms Miles - ¦.. Ben Crowe Mum - ¦..Sirine Saba Psychiatrist - ¦.. Asif Khan Lawyer - ¦.. Jessica Murrain Inmate - ¦.. Simon Darwen Sound Design - ¦.. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - ¦.. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - ¦.. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - ¦.. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride | |
| 04 | One Five Seven Years, Episode 4: Saul | 20221014 | Retired couple Elia and Mark are celebrating their pearl wedding anniversary when they discover one of them has ELS. The bond between them is tested as they deal with the fallout and face up to a momentous decision. Written by Vanessa Montfort Elia - ¦.. Raquel Cassidy Mark - ¦.. James Wilby Simon - ¦.. Ben Crowe Anne - ¦.. Clare Corbett Keith - ¦.. Jonathan McGuinness Carol - ¦.. Rosie Cavaliero Saul - ¦.. Joel MacCormack Sound Design - ¦.. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - ¦.. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - ¦.. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - ¦.. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride | |
| 04 | Saul | 20220923 | Retired couple Elia and Mark are celebrating their pearl wedding anniversary when they discover one of them has ELS. The bond between them is tested as they deal with the fallout and face up to a momentous decision. Written by Vanessa Montfort Elia - .. Raquel Cassidy Mark - .. James Wilby Simon - .. Ben Crowe Anne - .. Clare Corbett Keith - .. Jonathan McGuinness Carol - .. Rosie Cavaliero Saul - .. Joel MacCormack Sound Design - .. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - .. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - .. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - .. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride ~One Five Seven Years [limelight] | |
| 05 LAST | One Five Seven Years, Episode 5: Selwyn | 20221021 | 100 years old, a telegram from the Queen. 110 years old, a feature in the paper. 120 years, the doctors. 130 years, the scientists, the global research projects. 140 years, TV features, a documentary. 150 years... 157 years... A time-travelling, tragic exploration of memory and loss, and of a new and incomprehensible form of human isolation. Written by Marietta Kirkbride Selwyn - ¦.. Anton Lesser Anya - ¦.. Rose Wardlaw Younger Helen - ¦.. Jessica Murrain Older Helen - ¦.. Pamela Miles Mary - ¦.. Raquel Cassidy Chris - ¦.. Jonathan McGuinness Duncan - ¦.. Asif Khan Sound Design - ¦.. Adam Woodhams and Steve Bond Theme Music - ¦.. Ioana Selaru and Axel Kacouti退 Academic Consultants - ¦.. Tamas David-Barrett & James Fasham Executive Producer - ¦.. Sara Davies Series created by Marietta Kirkbride | |
| TRAILER | Introducing One Five Seven Years | 20220921 |