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Meeting as "shades" after their unexpected deaths, Mark and Maeve team up to try influencing the world they can't seem to leave.
Episodes
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- E1 Episode 1Next upAug 21, 2001
Synopsis
When Maeve and Mark meet on a London street, they soon realize they have something in common: they're both dead. At least they have each other as they cope with the shock of their demises and discover the odd realities of the afterlife.
Guest stars: Peter O'Brien (Freddie Thompson), Hannah Bridges (Rachel Roberts)
- E2 Episode 2Aug 22, 2001 · 50 min
Synopsis
As Maeve and Mark attend their own funerals, they are confronted by their pasts: a cold and distant mother, and a father who wasn't around. Each turns to the other for help, and Maeve makes a surprising discovery about her brother
Guest stars: Peter O'Brien (Freddie Thompson), David Bradley (Alan Roberts)
- E3 Episode 3Sep 2, 2001 · 50 min
Synopsis
Mark and Maeve find an abandoned baby and learn that their actions can affect the lives of others. Maeve takes revenge on Freddie, her faithless lover, with behavior that shocks Mark. Meanwhile, Mark holds his infant son for the first time.
Guest stars: Annette Ekblom (Sophie Viner), Patrick Godfrey (Ed)
- E4 Episode 4Sep 11, 2001 · 50 min
Synopsis
Faced with mounting debts and bills, Mark's widow, Jo, applies for a job. Freddie embarks on another affair, this time with a teenager. Maeve and Mark meet an elderly couple and help them solve a long-ago crime.
Guest stars: Ali Bastian (Lucy), Hannah Bridges (Rachel Roberts)
- E5 Episode 5Sep 11, 2001 · 50 min
Synopsis
While attending a wedding, Mark advises a nervous bride, and Maeve falls in love. Freddie and Jo become friends, and when Freddie falls asleep at her flat, Mark believes the worst. Maeve briefly imagines a life she will never have.
Guest stars: Amanda Abbington (Rebecca Jacobs), Mark Bazeley (Ben Lester)
- E6 Episode 6Sep 18, 2001 · 50 min
Synopsis
Maeve promises Mark that she will learn the truth about Freddie and Jo's relationship. After finding the car that struck and killed her, she goes in search of the driver. Mark has an unexpected chance to spend time with his daughter, and Maeve makes peace.
Guest stars: Marion Bailey (Caroline MacIntyre), Callum Blue (Nick MacIntyre)
Cast & crew
Directed by Moira Armstrong, John Alexander
Dervla Kirwan
Stephen Tompkinson
