The Replacement (TV series)

Not to be confused with The Replacements (TV series).

2017 British TV series or programme

The Replacement

Genre| Drama
Written by| Joe Ahearne
Directed by| Joe Ahearne
Starring|

* Morven Christie
* Vicky McClure
* Richard Rankin
* Dougray Scott
* Neve McIntosh
* Navin Chowdhry
* Siobhan Redmond

Composer| Dan Jones
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 3
Production
Executive producers|

* Andy Harries
* Suzanne Mackie
* Matthew Read

Producer| Nicole Cauverien
Production location| Glasgow, Scotland
Cinematography| Nick Dance
Running time| 58 minutes
Production companies|

* BBC
* Left Bank Pictures

Original release
Network| BBC One
Release| 28 February (2017-02-28) –
14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)

The Replacement is a British television drama. It began airing on BBC One on 28 February 2017.[1] The three-part serial was filmed and set in Glasgow.[2]

## Plot

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Ellen, an architect, is expecting her first child. Her firm decide to bring in maternity cover. Ellen is impressed by Paula, who had taken a career break to look after her daughter, but now wants to return to work. Initially Ellen and Paula get on, but Ellen begins to fear Paula is taking over her professional and personal life.

## Cast

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* Morven Christie as Ellen Rooney, a successful architect who gets pregnant while working on a big project[3]
* Vicky McClure as Paula Reece, an architect prodigy looking to return to work after raising her daughter[4]
* Richard Rankin as Ian Rooney, Ellen's psychiatrist husband whom she met after becoming his patient[5]
* Dougray Scott as David Warnock, manager of Ellen's firm. He is married to Kay yet harbours feelings for Ellen[6]
* Neve McIntosh as Kay Gillies, an award-winning career-minded architect and friend to Ellen[7]
* Navin Chowdhry as Kieran, Paula's husband and confidant[8]

## Episodes

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Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| UK viewers
(millions) [9]

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"Episode 1"| Joe Ahearne| Joe Ahearne| 28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)| 8.50
"Episode 2"| Joe Ahearne| Joe Ahearne| 7 March 2017 (2017-03-07)| 8.16
"Episode 3"| Joe Ahearne| Joe Ahearne| 14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)| 8.43

## References

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1. ^ "Suggest You Don't Watch 'The Replacement' If You're About To Take Maternity Leave". The Huffington Post. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. ^ "Glasgow is star of new BBC architecture drama". BBC News. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
3. ^ "The Replacement - Ellen Rooney". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
4. ^ "The Replacement - Paula Reece". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
5. ^ "The Replacement - Ian Rooney". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
6. ^ "The Replacement - David Warnock". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
7. ^ "The Replacement - Kay Gillies". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
8. ^ "The Replacement - Kieran". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
9. ^ "Weekly top 10". Barb. Retrieved 2 March 2017.

## External links

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* The Replacement at BBC Online
* Official website
* The Replacement at IMDb

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