The Split

British television legal drama series

Started: April 24, 2018
Ended: December 30, 2024
Creator: Abi Morgan
Network: BBC One
, British Broadcasting Corporation
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 20
Cast: Nicola Walker
, Stephen Mangan
, Fiona Button
, Annabel Scholey
+3 more
Genre: drama television series
, legal drama

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The Split is a British legal drama television series, written and created by Abi Morgan, that first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One from 24 April 2018. The first series, commissioned in August 2016, follows the lives of the Defoe family, who all work in divorce law for the family firm, aside from eldest sister Hannah, who works for rival family law firm Noble & Hale, with their youngest daughter being a nanny. The series co-stars Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button, Annabel Scholey and Barry Atsma.

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Website: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b15b16 language: English
Distributor: BBC Worldwide
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Title: The Split
Distribution format: video on demand
Aspect ratio (W:H): 2:1

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