Nicola Walker seems to be everywhere at the moment! The incredible actress recently returned to screens starring in BBC drama Marriage alongside Sean Bean and will soon be back with another season of her brilliant crime series Annika. MORE: Nicola Walker's next project after BBC's Marriage revealedBut did you know that Nicola first graced our screens almost 30 years? The 52-year-old made her acting debut back in 1994 when she landed a role in a huge Hollywood movie alongside the likes of Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell! Check it out below. . . WATCH: Nicola Walker's first role was in Four Weddings and a FuneralIf you haven’t already worked it out, that movie was Four Weddings and a Funeral, which follows a good-natured young introvert named Charles as he discovers his true love for his friend Carrie while attending the wedding of four of his friends and a funeral.
BBC Marriage viewers switch off with multiple complaints about Sean Bean and Nicola Walker drama
15.08.2022 - 14:01 / ok.co.uk
Following the success of BBC drama The Split, fans of Nicola Walker's work were excited to tune last night (14 August) to her new BBC drama in which she stars alongside homegrown Hollywood superstar Sean Bean. Marriage is a four-part series with the story revolving around Ian (played by Sean) and Nicola's character Emma, who have been married for almost 30 years.
But many of those who tuned into the first episode found themselves switching off after just a few minutes, and shared multiple complaints on Twitter. The first episode opened with Ian and Emma having a ten-minute-long argument over a jacket potato, and then moved on to show Ian struggling to adjust to redundancy after returning from a holidays, while simultaneously getting suspicious over Emma's boss.
However, the sound quality was a big issue for many viewers with one branding the series “inaudible” and saying they were struggling to follow the story due to poor sound quality. Someone tweeted: "Can Sean Bean speak up a bit.TV volume is at 65 and I can't hear a thing #Marriage.” And another viewer added: “Straight away I’m having to put subtitles on, why do so many dramas have poor sound or mumbling actors? Maybe it’s just me #marriage.” Others complained the story was too slow-paced.
One tweeted: "#marriage I’ve left - so boring." While another added: "I give up. After 30 mins I’ve switched over to any other programme than watch this rubbish #marriage." One viewer had a scathing review saying: "#marriage has to be one of thee worst things I've ever ever watched on BBC 1.
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Marriage, which boasts a cast led by big names Sean Bean and Nicola Walker. Sean put in a stellar star turn alongside Stephen Graham in widely acclaimed prison drama Time lad year, with former Sharpe actor Sean winning a BAFTA earlier this year for his role in the compelling behind bars series. In Marriage, he shares the screen with another leading light of the British acting world, Nicola.
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BBC's new drama, Marriage, made its debut on Sunday night and viewers have been enthralled by Sean Bean and Nicola Walker's incredible performances. MORE: Marriage: Viewers make same complaint about new BBC dramaWritten and directed by Stefan Golaszewski, the series follows married couple, Ian and Emma, as they negotiate the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage.
BBC Marriage viewers turn off in droves with same complaint about Sean Bean drama
BBC viewers were not happy after the first episode of new Sunday night series Marriage. The four-parter launched last night and stars Sean Bean and Nicola Walker.
Marriage: BBC viewers divided over slow, realist Sean Bean drama
Sean Bean’s new drama, Marriage, has divided viewers after premiering on BBC One last night (14 August). The four-parter is an intimate portrait of Bean and Nicola Walker’s married couple, Ian and Emma, who have been together for 27 years. Marriage is, to put it mildly, slow.
BBC Marriage viewers are all saying the same thing about the Nicola Walker and Sean Bean drama
BBC drama Marriage carried high expectations from viewers as it explored the ins and outs of married life. Many viewers were left disappointed after watching the first episode on Sunday, August, 14 - despite it starring two of the UK's finest actors. The drama follows married couple Ian (Sean Bean) and Emma (Nicola Walker) as they negotiate the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage.
BBC Marriage slated by some viewers after giving their verdict on episode one
Sean Bean, who many will know from his roles in Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones or Sharpe. Alongside Bean is Nicola Walker - star of Annika, Unforgotten, Spooks. And yet despite this stellar cast, some viewers say they found themselves switching off early on in the programme.
Disappointed viewers were turning off Sean Bean's 'boring' BBC Marriage drama for the same reason
episode of Sean Bean's new BBC drama forced them to switch off early. Several people had the same complaint about the programme titled 'Marriage' which aired for the first time on Sunday, August 14, with some calling it 'boring'. The series focuses on the reality of long-term relationships, revolving around a married couple who have been married for 30 years played by Sean Bean and Nicola Walker.
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Marriage, husband and wife Ian and Emma clean up after having their daughter, Jess, and her new boyfriend, Adam, over for dinner. We watch as food is silently scraped from plates into the compost bucket, knives and forks are rinsed and put in the dishwasher, and empty cans put in the recycling. Only once the table is cleared and the dishwasher loaded, and the pair are preparing for bed, is the verdict on Adam finally delivered: “I hated his f***ing face,” says Emma.
BBC's Marriage under fire within minutes as fans say same thing about Sean Bean drama
BBC's Marriage were left making the same complaint just minutes into the new series. The new four-part drama, which started on Sunday (August 14) evening, dives into the daily highs and lows of long-term relationships. Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Nicola Walker (Unforgotten) lead the cast as Ian and Emma, a couple who have been married for almost 30 years.