I Am... (TV series)

Not to be confused with the celebrity documentary series I Am (film series).

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.

I Am...
Genre	Drama
Created by	Dominic Savage
Starring	Vicky McClure Samantha Morton Gemma Chan Suranne Jones Letitia Wright Lesley Manville Kate Winslet
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producers	Krishnendu Majumdar Josh Hyams
Running time	46-90 minutes
Production company	Me+You Productions
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) – present

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.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release 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 Savage	Dominic Savage (writer) & Samantha Morton (story)	30 July 2019 (2019-07-30)	N/A
3	"I Am Hannah"	Dominic Savage	Dominic Savage (writer) & Gemma Chan (story)	6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)	N/A

Series 2

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"I Am Victoria"	Dominic Savage	Dominic Savage (writer) & Suranne Jones (story)	5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)	2.13
2	"I Am Danielle"	Dominic Savage	Dominic Savage (writer) & Letitia Wright (story)	12 August 2021 (2021-08-12)	N/A
3	"I Am Maria"	Dominic Savage	Dominic Savage (writer) & Lesley Manville (story)	19 August 2021 (2021-08-19)	0.53

Series 3

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"I Am Ruth"	Dominic Savage	Dominic Savage (writer) & Kate Winslet (story)	8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)	N/A

Accolades

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]