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Ali & Ava

Devoted mother and grandmother Ava, a teaching assistant with a love of country and folk music, is offered a lift home from school by the charismatic Ali.

Devoted mother and grandmother Ava, a teaching assistant with a love of country and folk music, is offered a lift home from school by the charismatic Ali, who is estranged from his wife but continuing with the charade of marital domesticity for the sake of their close-knit relatives in Bradford. On the journey, they find many things in common, including a love of music, and begin an unusual and secretive courtship.

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1 hour, 27 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Mar 202523:05
BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

Credits

AliAdeel Akhtar
AvaClaire Rushbrook
RunaEllora Torchia
CallumShaun Thomas
DawnNatalie Gavin
MichelleMona Goodwin
VeniceMacy Shackleton
JameelaVinny Dhillon
DirectorClio Barnard
WriterClio Barnard

Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 Oct 202322:30
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sun 1 Oct 202323:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Thu 7 Nov 202423:05
    BBC Two
  • Tue 11 Mar 202523:05
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

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