Netflix fans are discovering a ‘beautiful’ comedy series on the platform starring one of the stars from the recent hit original series Fool Me Once.
Adeel Akhtar stars in Back To Life, which debuted on BBC Three in 2019 but only came to Netflix years later as viewers on the streaming platform are amazed at how it has stayed under the radar.
The show follows Miri Matteson as she returns home after 18 years in prison and tries to reintegrate herself into normal life at her parents’ home in a bleak seaside town on the south coast.
One viewer praised his Fool Me Once star, saying: ‘Has anyone else seen Back To Life on #netflix? Great show, funny, dramatic, emotional, whimsical and wonderful. Adeel Akhtar is also perhaps Britain’s best actor.’
Created and directed by Daisy Haggard, Back To Life, which had a second series in 2021, also has a 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
Fool Me Once star Adeel Akhtar (Billy) pictured starring Daisy Haggard (Miri) in her sitcom Back To Life
Netflix subscribers were amazed by the comedy, which has a 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score and isn’t better known
We don’t find out exactly what Miri’s crime was, but her mother hides all the kitchen knives to welcome her back home, so that’s a strong clue.
And even more than Akhtar, Haggard is receiving praise for her role in creating a dark but “hilarious” series.
Other viewers responded to X: “@daisy_haggard Daisy, you are terrible. You just made this old man cry. Smile too, but still cry. I have just watched the 2nd series of Back to Life, hence the tears and smiles, what a truly beautiful series. Perfect writing, casting and acting. Thank you…
‘@daisy_haggard just watched series 1 and 2 of Back to Life on @NetflixUK. What a great dark comedy, so well written with so many great performances…
‘Back to Life is a brilliant series. Daisy Haggard is great, I love the script, lots of genuine laughs and the rest of the cast is great too…
‘Watching Back to Life on Netflix – I don’t know how this one passed me by, it’s a great series. Funny, moving and just brilliant in every way. @daisy_haggard is great, as is the rest of the cast…
‘Back to life – written by Daisy Haggard and starring a lot of fantastic actors – has been around for a while, but didn’t seem to get the big buzz it deserved. Hilarious!…
‘@daisy_haggard just watched Back to Life. Congratulations, I loved it, funny, sad, I enjoyed it immensely.”
Anyone who wants to watch Back To Life but doesn’t have a Netflix subscription can still watch it on BBC iPlayer – although the first season has only been available there for a month.
Back To Life series one is only available on BBC iPlayer for another month for those who want to watch the dark comedy without a Netflix subscription