| I Am... | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Dominic Savage |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 46-90 minutes |
| Production company | Me+You Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) – 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) |
I Am... is a female-led drama anthology series of standalone stories created byDominic Savage forChannel 4. Each episode is developed and written by Dominic Savage in collaboration with the leading actress.
Created, written and directed by filmmaker Dominic Savage, each episode ofI 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 toI 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]
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 3 | 23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) | 6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) | |
| 2 | 3 | 5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) | 19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) | |
| 3 | 1 | 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) | ||
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "I Am Nicola" | Dominic Savage | Dominic Savage (writer) &Vicky McClure (story) | 23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "I Am Kirsty" | Dominic Savage | Dominic Savage (writer) &Samantha Morton (story) | 30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "I Am Hannah" | Dominic Savage | Dominic Savage (writer) &Gemma Chan (story) | 6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) | N/A |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "I Am Victoria" | Dominic Savage | Dominic Savage (writer) &Suranne Jones (story) | 5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) | 2.13 |
| 5 | 2 | "I Am Danielle" | Dominic Savage | Dominic Savage (writer) &Letitia Wright (story) | 12 August 2021 (2021-08-12) | N/A |
| 6 | 3 | "I Am Maria" | Dominic Savage | Dominic Savage (writer) &Lesley Manville (story) | 19 August 2021 (2021-08-19) | 0.53 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "I Am Ruth" | Dominic Savage | Dominic Savage (writer) &Kate Winslet (story) | 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) | N/A |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Photography - Drama & Comedy | Stuart 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] |