7.2
Life in Pieces
2015
Finding himself. One relative at a time.
Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are.
The BoxMay 12, 2013 · 30m · ★ 7.0Tom Chadwick and his sister Bea find out from their father that a great-aunt, Victoria, has died. An old picture in the box of things that she's left for Tom sends him on a search, accompanied by his pal Pete, to discover the identity of the man in the photograph.
Treading the BoardsMay 19, 2013 · 30m · ★ 8.0Tom learns that his great-grandfather, Harry Chadwick, was an actor and visits Hove, where he performed. He and Pete decide to run a kind of race in honour of Harry's famous comic act.
The Austerity GamesJun 2, 2013 · 30m · ★ 9.0After discovering grandfather William was on the GB team in the cash-poor 1948 Olympics, Tom hears about his and Victoria's athletic feats from a close friend she bequeathed her flat to; he learns that William and Victoria had a brother, Brian. Bea and Monkey try performing. His great-great-grandfather Charles, Tom finds, was born in the USA.
Country LifeJun 9, 2013 · 30m · ★ 9.0Along with Bea, his father, and Luba, Tom visits his cousins in rural Derbyshire and learns why they have red hair. His American cousins in California invite him to visit.
Welcome to AmericaJun 16, 2013 · 30m · ★ 9.0Tom stays in Glendale with his American cousins Al and Kitty Chadwick, who host an extended-family BBQ. Dave Chadwick, visiting from North Carolina, reveals a record of Charles Chadwick's departure for England on April 16, 1865.
Civil WarJun 23, 2013 · 30m · ★ 9.0After learning that Charles had both Union and Confederate uniforms, Tom gets into some petty skirmishes during a Civil War re-enactment.
Having recently lost his job and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has a rather unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt he never met, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a whole world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his real family are.
Chris O'DowdTom Chadwick
Tom BennettPete Stupples
Nina ContiBea Chadwick / Monkey
Jim PiddockMr. Pfister
Ed Begley Jr.Al Chadwick
Michael McKeanKeith Chadwick
Lisa PalfreyLuba Chadwick
Maria BlasucciJulie Fenneman
Christopher GuestDave Chadwick
Fred WillardMike Morton
Amy SeimetzAlly Keele
Meera SyalChitra
Spencer JonesPersonnel Officer
Trisha PaytasExtreme Character (uncredited)
Andrew SantinoConfederate Soldier
Jake Swift13 Yr. Old Boxer
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