Life Begins
Season 1
A late-30s English couple's summer holiday turns upside down when the husband announces his desire to move out, leaving wife in newfound roles as provider and single parent. She finds herself both stronger and weaker than she imagined.
Where to Watch Life Begins • Season 1
6 Episodes
- Maggie & Phil
E1Maggie & PhilThirty-nine year old Maggie Mee,nee Thornhill,is on holiday with her husband Phil and their best friends Clare and Guy when Phil drops a bombshell. He tells Maggie that he feels the marriage has gone stale and wants out. Shortly afterwards he moves into a flat of his own,leaving Maggie to fend for herself and her teen-age son and daughter. - Maggie, Brenda & Eric
E2Maggie, Brenda & EricMaggie starts work at the travel agency, but finds she's no good at her job and then explodes when Phil comes in to book a romantic weekend break with Anna. Boss Jeff is prepared to let her go – but colleagues Karen and Helen launch a protest. Meanwhile, Maggie learns about her father’s serious health problems. - Maggie, Kathleen & Sam
E3Maggie, Kathleen & SamMaggie and Phil see a mediator (Sam Kelly) to divide up the assets but Maggie discovers Phil is being less than honest about his earnings and she threatens to bring in the Child Support Agency. Later, she goes out with her colleagues – who now regard her as Mother Hen – and she wakes up with a sexy young man. - Maggie, Clare & Guy
E4Maggie, Clare & GuyMaggie is embarrassed about asking for the morning-after pill following her one-night stand with Smudge. She decides she needs companionship not sex, so her friends arrange for her to meet a blind date at a dinner party, but then Maggie starts spending time with Guy (jogging, climbing, motorbiking), making Clare jealous. Maggie is also angry that Anna has moved in with Phil, while the kids are exploiting the situation. - Maggie & Helen
E5Maggie & HelenMaggie goes speed dating with Helen (Chloe Howman) but it's a disaster for them both and Phil isn't happy when he finds out from the kids and Anna thinks she's just doing it to make Phil jealous. But Maggie's love life takes an upturn when she is approached by James’s history teacher Paul Winston (Danny Webb). - Maggie & Paul
E6Maggie & PaulMaggie begins a tentative relationship with teacher Paul, but her attempt to keep it a secret is almost ruined when Phil turns up with the kids after a relationship-ending row with Anna. Maggie's friends throw a surprise 40th birthday party for her, while she has to make a decision between the two men in her life.
