BBC Marriage viewers turn off in droves with same complaint about Sean Bean drama

BBC's new drama, Marriage, made its debut on Sunday night and viewers have been enthralled by Sean Bean and Nicola Walker's incredible performances.  MORE: Marriage: Viewers make same complaint about new BBC dramaWritten and directed by Stefan Golaszewski, the series follows married couple, Ian and Emma, as they negotiate the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage.

Following the success of BBC drama The Split, fans of Nicola Walker's work were excited to tune last night (14 August) to her new BBC drama in which she stars alongside homegrown Hollywood superstar Sean Bean. Marriage is a four-part series with the story revolving around Ian (played by Sean) and Nicola's character Emma, who have been married for almost 30 years.

Sean Bean’s new drama, Marriage, has divided viewers after premiering on BBC One last night (14 August). The four-parter is an intimate portrait of Bean and Nicola Walker’s married couple, Ian and Emma, who have been together for 27 years. Marriage is, to put it mildly, slow.

Sean Bean, who many will know from his roles in Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones or Sharpe. Alongside Bean is Nicola Walker - star of Annika, Unforgotten, Spooks. And yet despite this stellar cast, some viewers say they found themselves switching off early on in the programme.

episode of Sean Bean's new BBC drama forced them to switch off early. Several people had the same complaint about the programme titled 'Marriage' which aired for the first time on Sunday, August 14, with some calling it 'boring'. The series focuses on the reality of long-term relationships, revolving around a married couple who have been married for 30 years played by Sean Bean and Nicola Walker.

Marriage, husband and wife Ian and Emma clean up after having their daughter, Jess, and her new boyfriend, Adam, over for dinner. We watch as food is silently scraped from plates into the compost bucket, knives and forks are rinsed and put in the dishwasher, and empty cans put in the recycling. Only once the table is cleared and the dishwasher loaded, and the pair are preparing for bed, is the verdict on Adam finally delivered: “I hated his f***ing face,” says Emma.

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BBC's Marriage were left making the same complaint just minutes into the new series. The new four-part drama, which started on Sunday (August 14) evening, dives into the daily highs and lows of long-term relationships. Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Nicola Walker (Unforgotten) lead the cast as Ian and Emma, a couple who have been married for almost 30 years.

BBC's new four-part drama started on Sunday (August 14) evening. Starring Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Nicola Walker (Unforgotten), Marriage delves into the ups and downs of long-term relationships. The series revolves around Ian and Emma, a couple who have been married for almost 30 years, as well as their families, friends and colleagues.

Marriage cast led by acclaimed actors Sean Bean and Nicola Walker. Sean and Nicola play couple Ian and Emma who have been together for 30 years.

Sean Bean and Nicola Walker, two surefire indicators of good-quality British TV, are married couple Ian and Emma. We meet them as they wait at the airport for their flight home, after a holiday in Spain. The first real line of dialogue is “I had to pay for the ketchup”, and they bicker over whether Emma should have asked the man at the cafe if he would make a jacket potato for Ian, despite it looking as if they only sold chips.

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