I Am... (TV series)

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I Am...
GenreDrama
Created by Dominic Savage
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes7 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Krishnendu Majumdar
  • Josh Hyams
Running time46-90 minutes
Production companyMe+You Productions
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) 
present

I Am... is a female-led drama anthology series of standalone stories created by Dominic Savage for Channel 4. Each episode is developed and written by Dominic Savage in collaboration with the leading actress.

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Background

Created, written and directed by filmmaker Dominic Savage, each episode of I Am... centres on a titular character which the episode is named after. Each standalone story was developed in a creative partnership with the leading actor, with improvised dialogue and themes including relationships, mental health, and empowerment. [1]

Filming for the first series took place in 29 days, effectively 10 days per episode. According to I Am...'s producer Krishnendu Majumdar, the filmmakers wanted an intimate but cinematic look for the episodes. [2] Majumdar said the whole series was shot hand-held "as though we are eavesdropping on the characters", in order to add to the documentary feel of the drama. [2]

Episodes

Series 1

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"I Am Nicola" Dominic Savage Dominic Savage (writer) & Vicky McClure (story)23 July 2019 (2019-07-23)N/A
2"I Am Kirsty"Dominic SavageDominic Savage (writer) & Samantha Morton (story)30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)N/A
3"I Am Hannah"Dominic SavageDominic Savage (writer) & Gemma Chan (story)6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)N/A

Series 2

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"I Am Victoria"Dominic SavageDominic Savage (writer) & Suranne Jones (story)5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)2.13
2"I Am Danielle"Dominic SavageDominic Savage (writer) & Letitia Wright (story)12 August 2021 (2021-08-12)N/A
3"I Am Maria"Dominic SavageDominic Savage (writer) & Lesley Manville (story)19 August 2021 (2021-08-19)0.53

Series 3

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"I Am Ruth"Dominic SavageDominic Savage (writer) & Kate Winslet (story)8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)N/A

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2019
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards Photography - Drama & ComedyStuart Bentley (for "I Am Kirsty")Nominated [3]
2020
British Academy Television Awards Best Actress Samantha Morton (for "I Am Kirsty")Nominated [4]
2022
British Academy Television Awards Best Single Drama Dominic Savage, Krishnendu Majumdar, Richard Yee, Suranne Jones, Josh Hyams, David Charap (for "I Am Victoria")Nominated [5]
2023
Royal Television Society Programme Awards Leading Actor: Female Kate Winslet (for "I Am Ruth")Won [6]
British Academy Television Awards Best Single Drama Dominic Savage, Krishnendu Majumdar, Josh Hyams, Kate Winslet, Richard Yee, David Charap (for "I Am Ruth")Won [7]
Best Actress Kate Winslet (for "I Am Ruth")Won
British Academy Television Craft Awards Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction Rachel Clark (for "I Am Ruth")Nominated [8]

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