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The Split Up

2026 · 1 season

A polished, talky legal drama where family loyalties fray under the strain of messy divorces and professional ambition.

Created by
Ursula Rani Sarma, Abi Morgan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ritu Arya, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Aysha Kala
Overview
For Manchester's elite, family firm Kishan Law are the go-to divorce lawyers. But amid the messiness of love, marriage and deception, the personal and professional will collide.

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Free in the UK
  • BBC iPlayer
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Ursula Rani Sarma, Abi Morgan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ritu Arya, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Aysha Kala
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • love
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Kaamil Shah, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Ursula Rani Sarma, Sumerah Srivastav
Starring
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Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 58 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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