Scripted series · Peacock
The Miniature Wife
A love story with one little problem.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Elizabeth Banks
Lindy McMichael Littlejohn
10 eps
Matthew Macfadyen
Les Littlejohn
10 eps
Zoe Lister-Jones
Vivienne
10 eps
Sofia Rosinsky
Lulu Littlejohn
10 eps
O-T Fagbenle
Richard Paul Wear
10 eps
Sian Clifford
Terry Leyland
10 eps
Aasif Mandvi
Martin Mucklowe
10 eps
Steven McCarthy
Nils
5 eps
Tricia Black
Hel
4 eps
Miku Martineau
Jackie
3 eps
Rachel Wilson
Starla
1 eps
Hailey Summer
Dawn
1 eps
Linda Emond
Diane
3 eps
Dan Lett
2 eps
Eva Foote
2 eps
Jamillah Ross
Barb
1 eps
Elva Mai Hoover
Sue
1 eps
Calwyn Shurgold
Fred
1 eps
Adam Capriolo
Oliver
6 eps
Anthony Diaz
Photographer
1 eps
Yasmin Kamci
Committee Member
1 eps
Ronny Chieng
Hilton Smith
5 eps
Sheila McCarthy
3 eps
Steve Bacic
1 eps
Joseph Chiu
Mike
3 eps
Ariadne Deibert
Steffy
4 eps
Michaela Watkins
1 eps
Jenna Bush Hager
Jenna Bush Hager
3 eps
Shaun Majumder
Gary
3 eps
Elizabeth Whitmere
Meg
3 eps
Katie Ortencio
Barista
2 eps
Lucy Turnbull
Young Lulu
2 eps
Kim Horsman
Cyd
1 eps
Shaun Shetty
Bob the New Explainer
2 eps
Scott Edgecombe
Chuck
1 eps
Michael Cram
General Henderson
1 eps
Sonia Laplante
Edie
1 eps
Helly Chester
Professor Wagner
1 eps
Sarah Steele
1 eps
Peter Keleghan
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Miniature Wife actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Miniature Wife reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Lindy and Les, a married writer and scientist, are forced to re-evaluate the power balances in their relationship after a freak accident shrinks Lindy down to 6 inches tall.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lori WatersProducer
- Lindsey SpringerExecutive Producer
- Jennifer AmesExecutive Producer
- Steve TurnerExecutive Producer
- Greg MottolaExecutive Producer
- Matthew MacfadyenExecutive Producer
Direction
- Luis Fernando Frías de la ParraDirector
- BertieDirector
- Greg MottolaDirector
- Miguel ArtetaDirector
Cinematography
- Adrian Peng CorreiaDirector of Photography
- Steve CosensDirector of Photography
Music
- Isobel Waller-BridgeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Peacock PremiumStreaming
- Peacock Premium PlusStreaming
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