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Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant

TV·2023–2023·1 season, 4 episodes·ITVX·Drama·Created by Jeff Pope

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The four-part drama series will tell the story of Cary Grant’s life, from his humble beginnings as Archie Leach in Bristol, England to the Hollywood leading man he became.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.0Archie Leach escapes from New York and heads to Hollywood, where his good looks are spotted by screen icon Mae West.
  2. 02Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 6.3Cary installs his mother in an apartment in Bristol, and he receives a wake-up call when his relationship with Dyan falters.
  3. 03Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 6.3Elsie still doesn’t approve of Dyan, and Cary and Dyan’s relationship with her stays rocky, but fatherhood provides the family security Cary has been searching for.

Cast

Jason IsaacsJason IsaacsCary GrantLaura AikmanLaura AikmanDyan CannonHarriet WalterHarriet WalterElsie Leach

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2023Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant S01E01Episode 1November 23, 2023 6.0Young Archie Leach escapes his childhood in Bristol and journeys to America as his older self Cary Grant falls in love with Dyan Cannon.
  2. S01E02Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2November 23, 2023 7.0Archie Leach escapes from New York and heads to Hollywood, where his good looks are spotted by screen icon Mae West.
  3. S01E03Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant S01E03Episode 3November 23, 2023 6.3Cary installs his mother in an apartment in Bristol, and he receives a wake-up call when his relationship with Dyan falters.
  4. S01E04Archie: The Man Who Became Cary Grant S01E04Episode 4November 23, 2023 6.3Elsie still doesn’t approve of Dyan, and Cary and Dyan’s relationship with her stays rocky, but fatherhood provides the family security Cary

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