In the Long Run (2017)

Name: In the Long Run
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jimmy Akingbola, Idris Elba, Madeline Appiah, Bill Bailey, Kellie Shirley

Comedy

Set in 1980s London, this comedy series follows the Easmon family, which has settled in England after having arrived from Sierra Leone a decade earlier. The Easmons’ son, Akuna, hangs out in the housing project where the family lives, playing soccer and dodging the local thugs. The family’s life is turned upside down when Walter’s brother Valentine arrives in the U.K., bringing chaos in his wake and igniting a passion for music in Akuna.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (1,478 votes)
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.52 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.4 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.4	88
2	Episode #1.2	7.6	73
3	Episode #1.3	7.6	55
4	Episode #1.4	7.7	58
5	Episode #1.5	7.4	54
6	Episode #1.6	7.4	52

Season 2 (2019)

7.49 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.6	51
2	Episode #2.2	7.5	43
3	Episode #2.3	7.5	41
4	Episode #2.4	7.4	37
5	Episode #2.5	7.5	37
6	Episode #2.6	7.3	35
7	Christmas Special	7.6	37

Season 3 (2020)

7.38 avg 6 episodes 6.8 → 7.8 23 min avg

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Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	6.8	32
2	Episode #3.2	7.3	29
3	Episode #3.3	7.5	25
4	Episode #3.4	7.5	24
5	Episode #3.5	7.4	21
6	Episode #3.6	7.8	23

In the Long Run (2017)

Cast

Seasons

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