Memory Lane

Name: Memory Lane
Rating: 3.8

Memory Lane catch up

Memory Lane, also known as Jennifer Saunders’ Memory Lane, is a one-off special created for the British free-to-air television channel ITV. In this special, English actress and comedian Jennifer Saunders (French and Saunders, Absolutely Fabulous) gets behind the wheel of an authentic racing red Jaguar E-Type and is joined by Welsh actor and television producer Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex, The Damned United) as they take a literal drive down memory lane. In Memory Lane, Saunders and Sheen head to Port Talbot, in southern Wales, where the actor grew up. The duo visits key locations from Sheen’s childhood right up to the present day, supported by an extensive collection of historic family photos and colourful local archive. This ITV special manages to combine wonderful landscapes with lots of humour and unrivalledInsightinto the past and present of one of the United Kingdom’s most talented actors and producers.

Total number of episodes:10Last broadcast:30/03/2023 at 17:00

Rating:3.8 of 5 (16x)

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Season 2, Episode 2 - Matchbox Twenty

30/03/2023 4.0 17 x

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Season 2, Episode 13 - B.B. King

24/03/2023 3.0 19 x

The king of the blues, B.B. King was an international treasure who raised himself up from the cotton fields of Mississippi to become one of the greatest musicians of all time.

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 5 - Ringo Starr

18/03/2023 3.0 16 x

Destined to be forever famous for his 8 years with The Beatles, by now Ringo has been a solo artist for 30 years and undertaken numerous collaborations.

Season 1, Episode 12 - John Mayer

17/03/2023 4.0 19 x

This is a time close to the start of the journey for John Mayer, having recently released what was intended to be an internet only album which became a massive mainstream hit.

Season 1, Episode 10 - Counting Crows

16/09/2022 4.0 18 x

Known for their dynamic live performances, the Bay Area band are shortly to receive an Oscars nomination for Accidentally in Love in Shrek 2.

Season 1, Episode 9 - Joan Baez

09/09/2022 3.0 14 x

An American folk pioneer with a fearless pursuit of equality and non-violence, Joan Baez has been using her exquisite voice for over 50 years to sing songs of peace and love.

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 3 - Norah Jones

19/03/2022 3.0 84 x

Norah Jones became a global music phenomenon in the early 2000s after her debut offering, Come Away With Me, became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Season 2, Episode 2 - Matchbox Twenty

12/03/2022 3.0 61 x

After their debut album went over eight times platinum, Matchbox Twenty became one of the biggest post-grunge rock acts of the late 90's and early 2000's.

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Season 1, Episode 7 - Steve Winwood

Expired08/01/2022 4.0 80 x

An undoubted musical genius – and cited as such by no less than Chris Blackwell – Steve was one of the very few with the talent and creative vision to span genres.

Season 1, Episode 12 - John Mayer

Expired31/12/2021 4.3 141 x

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