Mr Loverman
Londoner Barrington Jedidiah Walker, Barry to his mates, is a seventy-four-year-old, Antiguan-born, exuberant Hackney personality, renowned for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits. Carmel, his wife of 50 years, senses that Barry has been cheating on her with other women. Little does she know what’s happening: a secret, passionate affair with his male best friend and soulmate, Morris. Now facing the final chapter of his life, Barry has big choices that will force his whole family to question their futures.
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Dapper, charming Barry is hiding a secret – but it's not what his wife suspects. Bernardine Evaristo's life-affirming story about being true to yourself, starring Lennie James.
1.Episode 1
3.014-10-202431mSeventy-four-year-old Barry wants to live out his final days with his lover – but is he brave enough to leave his wife?
2.Episode 2
2.814-10-202427mBarry returns from dropping Carmel at the airport alone to find a ringing phone with his furious daughter Maxine on the other end, demanding that he meets her that afternoon. Barry...
3.Episode 3
3.521-10-202429mBarry sets out to meet Morris and discuss their future, but his journey is haunted by memories from the past.
4.Episode 4
3.021-10-202429mCarmel returns to her father in Antigua, where she reflects on her own secrets, regrets and her side of the complicated marriage story.
5.Episode 5
3.228-10-202428mBarry and Donna's nights mirror each other's in an episode about how secrets and misunderstandings have shaped their world views.
6.Episode 6
4.028-10-202429mWhen Barry is tasked with looking after Daniel, the two men of different generations must learn to relate to one another, until a betrayal provokes an unexpected outburst.
7.Episode 7
3.204-11-202432mWhen Barry is rescued by Maxine, he must find the strength to be honest and attempt to win Morris back, while in Antigua, Carmel starts the long road to healing.
8.Episode 8
2.804-11-202426mBarry prepares to tell Carmel the truth he has been hiding for five decades and to face a brave new world.
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