Years and Years

Season 1 (2019) — Edith Lyons & Fran Baxter; adult relationship within the family ensemble

Completed2019United Kingdom1 season · 6 episodes60 min

The Lyons family tries to maintain ordinary connections as Britain undergoes dramatic political, technological and social changes. Across…Read more +Read less −

The Lyons family tries to maintain ordinary connections as Britain undergoes dramatic political, technological and social changes. Across fifteen turbulent years, arguments at home become inseparable from decisions made by governments, businesses and people seeking power. New relationships, personal losses and changing circumstances test what the family owes to one another and to those outside it. The limited series brings its speculation close to everyday life through the different generations of one household. Edith Lyons and Fran Baxter's adult relationship supplies a sapphic strand within that larger family portrait. Their connection belongs to the single-season ensemble rather than a separate romance-centred series.

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Major sapphic storylineDrama Family Science-Fiction

Sapphic characters & cast

Jessica Hynes

as Edith Lyons

Main sapphic character

Sharon Duncan-Brewster

as Fran Baxter

Supporting sapphic character

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Details & credits

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Premiere: 2019-05-14
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Runtime: 60 minutes
Broadcaster: BBC One

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Jessica Hynes: Performer publicity portrait catalogued by TVmaze; original photographer/rightsholder not verified · Source
Sharon Duncan-Brewster: Performer publicity portrait catalogued by TVmaze; original photographer/rightsholder not verified · Source

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Last researched 2026-11-13. Editorially approved.

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