Trivia / Years and Years

• Disabled Character, Disabled Actor: Like her character Rosie, Ruth Madeley is a wheelchair user and has spina bifida.
• Fake Nationality: Maxim Baldry (Viktor) is not Ukrainian - he has a Russian mother and an English father and grew up in both countries.
• In Memoriam: The series ends with a tribute to Russell T Davies' partner Andrew Smith, who passed away in 2018.
• Production Posse: Russell Tovey, Jessica Hynes, Anne Reid and Sharon Duncan-Brewster all worked with creator Russell T Davies during his time as showrunner of Doctor Who with the latter also appearing in Cucumber. Composer Murray Gold had also worked with RTD on Doctor Who and Torchwood.
• Queer Character, Queer Actor: Daniel's actor, Russell Tovey is also gay.
• Similarly Named Works: Not to be confused with the British synth-pop band Years & Years, whose frontman was the lead in Russell T Davies' other show, It's a Sin.

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