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Life

Comedy drama starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. Wrongly accused of murder, a chalk-and-cheese duo are sentenced to life in an infamous Mississippi farm prison.

Comedy drama. When a smart-talking con artist and a serious would-be bank teller are thrown together to commit a crime, they are wrongly accused of murder. Sentenced to 'life' in an infamous Mississippi farm prison they continually try to escape, despite the friction in their chalk-and-cheese relationship.

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 May 201300:20
BBC One

Credits

Rayford GibsonEddie Murphy
Claude BanksMartin Lawrence
Willie LongObba Babatunde
Sergeant DillardNick Cassavetes
CookieAnthony Anderson
PokerfaceBarry Shabaka Henley
Hoppin' BobBrent Jennings
Jangle LegBernie Mac
DirectorTed Demme
ProducerEddie Murphy
ProducerJames Whitaker
WriterRobert Ramsey
WriterMatthew Stone
GoldmouthMichael Taliferro
RadioGuy Torry
Can't Get RightBokeem Woodbine

Broadcasts

  • Mon 15 May 200623:15
    BBC One Scotland
  • Mon 15 May 200623:35
    BBC One Wales
  • Sun 20 Jun 201023:00
    BBC Two Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland & England only
  • Wed 6 Jul 201123:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Mon 16 Jul 201223:35
    BBC One except Wales
  • Tue 17 Jul 201200:05
    BBC One Wales
  • Sun 19 May 201300:20
    BBC One