The Replacement (TV series)

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

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]

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)

Plot

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

• 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

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