<P> Last Tango in Halifax is a British comedy - drama series on BBC One . First broadcast on 20 November 2012 , twenty episodes have aired . Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mother 's second marriage . Starring Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as Alan and Celia , former childhood sweethearts , who are now in their seventies . Reunited via Facebook , they meet , fall in love , and plan to marry . Reid and Jacobi enjoyed having the chance to play out a love story between older people . Sarah Lancashire and Nicola Walker star as Caroline , Celia 's daughter , and Gillian , Alan 's daughter , respectively . Other characters are played by Nina Sosanya , Tony Gardner , Ronni Ancona , Dean Andrews , Sacha Dhawan and Josh Bolt . </P>
<P> Last Tango in Halifax is a British comedy - drama series on BBC One . First broadcast on 20 November 2012 , twenty episodes have aired . Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mother 's second marriage . Starring Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid as Alan and Celia , former childhood sweethearts , who are now in their seventies . Reunited via Facebook , they meet , fall in love , and plan to marry . Reid and Jacobi enjoyed having the chance to play out a love story between older people . Sarah Lancashire and Nicola Walker star as Caroline , Celia 's daughter , and Gillian , Alan 's daughter , respectively . Other characters are played by Nina Sosanya , Tony Gardner , Ronni Ancona , Dean Andrews , Sacha Dhawan and Josh Bolt . </P>
who plays celia in last tango in halifax
who plays celia in last tango in halifax
Anne Reid
Anne Reid