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In the Long Run is a British comedy-drama television series created by Idris Elba which premiered on Sky One on 29 March 2018. Loosely based on Elba’s childhood, the show is set in the 1980s on the gritty, fictitious Eastbridge Estate in East London. The series follows the Easmon family; Walter (Elba), his wife Agnes (Madeline Appiah) and their 13-year-old British-born son Kobna (Sammy Kamara) who have settled in England after having arrived from Sierra Leone. (en)

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Idris Elba (en)

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Sandy Johnson (en)
Declan Lowney (en)
Cecile Emeke (en)
Ian Aryeh (en)

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Sky UK (en)

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English (en)

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In the Long Run#Series 2 (en)
In the Long Run#Series 3 (en)

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Charlie Hanson (en)
Alex Walsh-Taylor (en)

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Walter and Agnes goddaughter Cynthia arrives at the Easmons pleading for help with her engagement party. Cynthia's father, Uncle Akie, disapproves of the union between her and Kevin, her white Glaswegian fiance. Walter and Agnes agree to help smooth things over between the two families. (en)
Charles and Agnes join forces to present a new vision of the Eastbridge estate to the residents. Valentine's night DJing a gig does end well after he offends Dawn and her friend Andy. Kobna's plan to impress his friends with his new car end spectacularly badly. (en)
Walter's wife Agnes rallies the neighbours to provide a decent send-off for a lonely pensioner who died in his flat. Bagpipes coaches Valentine after he signs up for open trials at Leyton Orient football club. (en)
Feeling threatened by Leon's arrival, Bagpipes plans to run him out of town. When Valentine gets ripped buying a van from crooked garage owner Don, Agnes and Kobna are forced to intervene. The workers at Walter's and Bagpipes' factory go on strike. (en)
Hearing that their boss Rajesh is having trouble getting his wife pregnant, Bagpipes and Walter hatch a plan to break Rajesh out of work. Valentine bumps into Dawn and uses all his charm to woo her. Meanwhile, at an overnight work conference Agnes discovers Charles Lander's plans for the estate. (en)
Valentine DJs Don's daughter Kerry's birthday party and gives Kobna advice on how to impress her. Valentine confronts Don after overhearing an insensitive nickname he uses for Kobna at work. Leon decides to let Bagpipes adopt Melissa. First appearance of Kadeem Ramsay as John "Barney" (en)
Agnes and Kirsty fallout over the redevelopment of the estate. Valentine invites Walter and Agnes to a meal at his flat to introduce Dawn. Kobna comes clean about the car accident, and how he is being exploited by Uncle Akie. When the vote for the redevelopment of the estate ends in a tie, Walter realises he forgot to vote. (en)
Walter, Christmas obsessed, throws the annual Easmon party together with Agnes and Bagpipes, only for it to spiral into chaos. Kobna and Dean try to earn some extra money by carol singing – despite not being actually being able to sing – and Valentine gets a job as a Christmas elf to make some extra cash. (en)
Bagpipes persuades Walter to come along with him and help smooth things over when they visit his estranged parents. Kirsty is busy organizing Melissa's adoption party at the Milton Arms. (en)
Mama tries to find a nice lady for her lothario grandson Valentine. Agnes and Kirsty bump into a group of men who are planning to redevelop the estate. This leads to Kirsty to spot an opportunity for her catering business at the Milton Arms. (en)
Walter and Bagpipes become anxious when they hear rumours of job cuts at the factory. But when young Kobna overhears Walter considering moving back to Sierra Leone, he resorts to running away. A heartbroken Valentine lands a delivery job. (en)
Kirsty gets her first posh catering job but Agnes is reluctant to help when she realizes it's for a friend of her arch-rival - Charles Lander. Walter and Rajesh help Bagpipes get over his fear of death during a day out fishing. Valentine must use all his willpower to avoid the advances of an attractive lady at a boat party. (en)
Instead of just taking occasional odd jobs, Walter arranges an interview for Valentine at the car parts factory where he works. A simply cash-in-hand electrical job lands Bagpipes in hot water when it turns out to be a brothel and is spotted leaving by wife Kirsty. (en)
With money tight due to strike at the factory, Agnes manages to get a job at the council. Bagpipes joins Valentine on a road trip delivering paper in Southend. Kobna helps the Easmon household income by getting a Saturday job at Don's garage. (en)
Walter is struggles to resolve the strike at the factory. With finances tight, Kirsty gets a job at the local bookies. Leon agrees to start to share in his responsibilities with Melissa. Kobna falls in love for the first time - with Don's daughter Kerry. (en)
Kirsty tries to revive her flagging sex life with Bagpipes on their romantic trip away, to Essex in a motorhome. Valentine is dumped by Adelaide, a British-born woman of Sierra Leone heritage he met at the engagement party. Meanwhile, Agnes starts taking driving lessons with Walter but quickly realises it is mistake. Frustrated, she convinces a heartbroken Valentine to take over as her instructor, and uses the chance to offer some relationship advice. (en)

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Bill Bailey (en)
Idris Elba (en)
Jimmy Akingbola (en)
Kellie Shirley (en)
Madeline Appiah (en)
Mattie Boys (en)
Sammy Kamara (en)

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2019-10-16 (xsd:date)
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Episode 10 (en)
Episode 11 (en)
Episode 12 (en)
Episode 15 (en)
Episode 16 (en)
Episode 17 (en)
Episode 18 (en)
Episode 19 (en)
Episode 2 (en)
Episode 3 (en)
Episode 4 (en)
Episode 5 (en)
Episode 6 (en)
Episode 8 (en)
Episode 9 (en)
X-Mas Special (en)

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Danielle Ward (en)
Claire Downes (en)
Ian Jarvis (en)
Stuart Lane (en)
Jon Macqueen (en)

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In the Long Run is a British comedy-drama television series created by Idris Elba which premiered on Sky One on 29 March 2018. Loosely based on Elba’s childhood, the show is set in the 1980s on the gritty, fictitious Eastbridge Estate in East London. The series follows the Easmon family; Walter (Elba), his wife Agnes (Madeline Appiah) and their 13-year-old British-born son Kobna (Sammy Kamara) who have settled in England after having arrived from Sierra Leone. (en)

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