Adapted in part from Dyan Cannon’s memoir, “Dear Cary,” and produced by Cannon and her daughter, Jennifer Grant, “Archie” is an absorbing four-part miniseries on BritBox that examines episodes from the life of Cary Grant (Jason Isaacs).
The series toggles back and forth in time as actor Cary Grant, on stage in Joliet, Ill., recounts episodes from his childhood, as well as his relationships with Cannon (Laura Aikman) and his mother Elsie (Harriet Walter). As a child in London, Archibald Leach suffered a series of tragedies, including the early death of his brother. His young mother, Elsie (Kara Tointon) is committed to a mental institution by his father, Elias (Henry Lloyd-Hughes). When his father leaves him, teenage Archie (Oaklee Pendergast) decides to join a theatrical company and tour New York. He chooses not to return and struggles to find a work in showbusiness, eventually launching his film career in a Mae West vehicle, “She Done Him Wrong.”
