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Cradle to Grave

TV·2015–2015·1 season, 8 episodes·BBC Two·Comedy, Family·30m·8.0·Created by Danny Baker

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In Cradle to Grave, 15-year-old Danny Baker is the guide through the ups and downs of life with the family. Fred ‘Spud' Baker is a proud south London docker with a penchant for cheeky scheming. Wife Bet loves him deeply but longs for the family to go 'straight' and play by the rules. With eldest daughter Sharon's looming wedding, the docks facing closure, and Danny's struggles to get closer to the opposite sex, times are tough.

Cast

Laurie KynastonLaurie KynastonDanny BakerAlice SykesAlice SykesSharon BakerPeter KayPeter KayFred BakerLucy SpeedLucy SpeedBet BakerAlexa DaviesAlexa DaviesYvonne

Episodes by season

Season018Episodes2015Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Cradle to Grave S01E01Episode 1September 3, 2015—Spud's money-making schemes end up giving him a nasty shock, whilst a trip to the theatre has an equally surprising outcome for Danny. Conta
  2. S01E02Cradle to Grave S01E02Episode 2September 10, 2015—Bet's yearning to broaden her horizons takes her and Spud to unusual places, whilst Danny tries some exploration of his own after an enlight
  3. S01E03Cradle to Grave S01E03Episode 3September 17, 2015—The world is changing and for Spud, it's not in a good way. The docks are facing closure and time-honoured ancient fiddles like Cat in a Box
  4. S01E04Cradle to Grave S01E04Episode 4September 24, 2015—Paying for daughter Sharon's dream wedding is giving Spud sleepless nights, whilst Danny has his own conundrum to solve. Should he seize the
  5. S01E05Cradle to Grave S01E05Episode 5October 1, 2015—It's a jump in the dark for both Danny and Spud. Literally for Danny, as he engages in more revealing encounters with Miss Blondel and her d
  6. S01E06Cradle to Grave S01E06Episode 6October 8, 2015—Spud demonstrates his keen sense of hearing when it comes to money and wallets. Danny is a young man at a crossroads with the fabulous Miss
  7. S01E07Cradle to Grave S01E07Episode 7October 15, 2015—Double lives are being led by father and son as Spud embarks on his first day on the straight and narrow as a commissionaire and Danny poses
  8. S01E08Cradle to Grave S01E08Episode 8October 15, 2015—A tale of two romantic milestones in the Baker family history - daughter Sharon's much anticipated wedding and the 1949 courtship of one Fre

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