Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star as married couple Ian and Emma, with the series charting a matter of days in their lives together as we gain an understanding the intricacies of their relationship and their decades together.<\/p>\n
The four-part series also stars James Bolam as Emma\u2019s father and Henry Lloyd-Hughes as her boss, but which others actors appear and who do they play?<\/p>\n
Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Marriage on BBC One.<\/p>\n
Sean Bean plays Ian<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Sean Bean as Ian in Marriage.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ The Forge \/ Rory Mulvey<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Ian<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Ian has been married to Emma for almost 30 years but now finds himself somewhat astray, without a job and having recently lost his mother. He and Emma return from a holiday in Spain, and he spends his days going to occasional job interviews and trying to find a new purpose.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Sean Bean before? <\/strong>Bean has appeared in many big franchises over the years, including playing Boromir in The Lord of the Rings<\/a> and Ned Stark in Game of Thrones<\/a>. Other film roles of Bean\u2019s include Bond<\/a> film GoldenEye and Ridley Scott\u2019s The Martian, while he also recently starred in BBC series Time<\/a> and Netflix\u2019s Snowpiercer<\/a>.<\/p>\nNicola Walker plays Emma<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Nicola Walker as Emma in Marriage.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ The Forge \/ Rory Mulvey<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Emma<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Emma has been married to Ian for almost 30 years and is successful at the firm of solicitors where she works. She has a strong relationship with her husband, but sees he is starting to struggle without the purpose of work. She also has to contend with her demanding father and sleazy younger boss Jamie.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Nicola Walker before? <\/strong>Walker has had many high profile roles over the years which have brought no small amount of acclaim, including in series Unforgotten<\/a>, The Split<\/a>, Last Tango in Halifax, Annika<\/a>, Spooks, Inside No 9<\/a> and many more.<\/p>\nJames Bolam plays Gerry<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> James Bolam as Gerry in Marriage.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ The Forge \/ Rory Mulvey<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Gerry<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Gerry is Emma\u2019s father who she visits regularly.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen James Bolam before? <\/strong>Bolam has had a long and successful career, but is perhaps best known to younger audiences for his role as Jack Halford in New Tricks. He is also known for The Likely Lads, When The Boat Comes In and Born and Bred, while his other recent roles include Grandpa in Grandpa in My Pocket and Harry Matthews in Cold Feet.<\/p>\nHenry Lloyd-Hughes plays Jamie<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Jamie in Marriage.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ The Forge \/ Rory Mulvey<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Jamie<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Jamie is Emma\u2019s boss at the firm of solicitors where she works. He inherited the firm from his father and presents himself as a high-flyer.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Henry Lloyd-Hughes before? <\/strong>Lloyd-Hughes is perhaps best known for his role as Mark Donovan in The Inbetweeners<\/a>, but has also appeared in Killing Eve<\/a>, The English Game, The Irregulars and Ragdoll amongst other series and films.<\/p>\nChantelle Alle plays Jessica<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Chantelle Alle as Jessica in Marriage.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ The Forge \/ Rory Mulvey<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Jessica<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Jessica is Ian and Emma\u2019s 22-year-old adopted daughter who is trying to make it as a singer-songwriter. She has a strong relationship with Emma but at times struggles to connect with Ian.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Chantelle Alle before? <\/strong>Alle has so far had roles in the series Mood, We Are Lady Parts and Vera<\/a>.<\/p>\nJack Holden plays Adam<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Jack Holden as Adam with Chantelle Alle as Jessica in Marriage.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ The Forge \/ Rory Mulvey<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Adam<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Adam is Jessica\u2019s new boyfriend who Emma and Ian are yet to meet at the start of the series.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Jack Holden before? <\/strong>Holden recently appeared as Kevin in Ten Percent<\/a>, and has also appeared in Traitors, Lewis and the Asa Butterfield film Journey\u2019s End.<\/p>\nMarriage will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 14th August at 9pm. Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By James Hibbs Published: Sunday, 14 August 2022 at 12:00 am New BBC drama\u00a0Marriage starts airing this week, and it has two major stars of British film and TV front and centre. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star as married couple Ian and Emma, with the series charting a matter of days in their lives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":20254,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-scaled.jpg",2560,1703,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-1024x681.jpg",800,532,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-1536x1022.jpg",1536,1022,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-2048x1363.jpg",2048,1363,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Hibbs Published: Sunday, 14 August 2022 at 12:00 am New BBC drama\u00a0Marriage starts airing this week, and it has two major stars of British film and TV front and centre. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star as married couple Ian and Emma, with the series charting a matter of days in their lives…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/20253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/390811-5b9624f.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Who is Ian<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Ian has been married to Emma for almost 30 years but now finds himself somewhat astray, without a job and having recently lost his mother. He and Emma return from a holiday in Spain, and he spends his days going to occasional job interviews and trying to find a new purpose.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Sean Bean before? <\/strong>Bean has appeared in many big franchises over the years, including playing Boromir in The Lord of the Rings<\/a> and Ned Stark in Game of Thrones<\/a>. Other film roles of Bean\u2019s include Bond<\/a> film GoldenEye and Ridley Scott\u2019s The Martian, while he also recently starred in BBC series Time<\/a> and Netflix\u2019s Snowpiercer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Emma<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Emma has been married to Ian for almost 30 years and is successful at the firm of solicitors where she works. She has a strong relationship with her husband, but sees he is starting to struggle without the purpose of work. She also has to contend with her demanding father and sleazy younger boss Jamie.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Nicola Walker before? <\/strong>Walker has had many high profile roles over the years which have brought no small amount of acclaim, including in series Unforgotten<\/a>, The Split<\/a>, Last Tango in Halifax, Annika<\/a>, Spooks, Inside No 9<\/a> and many more.<\/p>\n Who is Gerry<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Gerry is Emma\u2019s father who she visits regularly.<\/p>\n Where have I seen James Bolam before? <\/strong>Bolam has had a long and successful career, but is perhaps best known to younger audiences for his role as Jack Halford in New Tricks. He is also known for The Likely Lads, When The Boat Comes In and Born and Bred, while his other recent roles include Grandpa in Grandpa in My Pocket and Harry Matthews in Cold Feet.<\/p>\n Who is Jamie<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Jamie is Emma\u2019s boss at the firm of solicitors where she works. He inherited the firm from his father and presents himself as a high-flyer.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Henry Lloyd-Hughes before? <\/strong>Lloyd-Hughes is perhaps best known for his role as Mark Donovan in The Inbetweeners<\/a>, but has also appeared in Killing Eve<\/a>, The English Game, The Irregulars and Ragdoll amongst other series and films.<\/p>\n Who is Jessica<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Jessica is Ian and Emma\u2019s 22-year-old adopted daughter who is trying to make it as a singer-songwriter. She has a strong relationship with Emma but at times struggles to connect with Ian.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Chantelle Alle before? <\/strong>Alle has so far had roles in the series Mood, We Are Lady Parts and Vera<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Adam<\/strong>?\u00a0<\/strong>Adam is Jessica\u2019s new boyfriend who Emma and Ian are yet to meet at the start of the series.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Jack Holden before? <\/strong>Holden recently appeared as Kevin in Ten Percent<\/a>, and has also appeared in Traitors, Lewis and the Asa Butterfield film Journey\u2019s End.<\/p>\n Marriage will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Sunday 14th August at 9pm. Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Sunday, 14 August 2022 at 12:00 am New BBC drama\u00a0Marriage starts airing this week, and it has two major stars of British film and TV front and centre. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star as married couple Ian and Emma, with the series charting a matter of days in their lives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":20254,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-scaled.jpg",2560,1703,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-1024x681.jpg",800,532,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-1536x1022.jpg",1536,1022,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/08\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-drama-marriage-2048x1363.jpg",2048,1363,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Hibbs Published: Sunday, 14 August 2022 at 12:00 am New BBC drama\u00a0Marriage starts airing this week, and it has two major stars of British film and TV front and centre. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker star as married couple Ian and Emma, with the series charting a matter of days in their lives…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/20253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Nicola Walker plays Emma<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/390832-f32e828.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>James Bolam plays Gerry<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/390810-f35e806.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Henry Lloyd-Hughes plays Jamie<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/390833-0661d3f.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Chantelle Alle plays Jessica<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/390830-e995281.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Jack Holden plays Adam<\/strong><\/h2>\n
![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/390814-df10575.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"