Cradle to Grave(2015)

Cradle to Grave is a British autobiographical miniseries created by Danny Baker, charting his teenage years in 1970s London. Laurie Kynaston stars as young Danny, with Peter Kay and Lucy Speed as his parents Spud and Bet. The series follows 15-year-old Danny as he navigates family upheaval—his sister Sharon's wedding and the looming closure of the local docks—while fumbling through adolescence and romance. Produced by ITV Studios for BBC Two, the show captures the texture of working-class life in the era with warmth and humor, balancing domestic comedy against the economic anxieties of the time. Baker's memoir becomes a portrait of a specific moment in British history, seen through the eyes of a boy caught between childhood and adulthood.