| The Split Up | |
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by | Ursula Rani Sarma |
| Based on | The Split by Abi Morgan |
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| Music by | Nainita Desai |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 58 minutes |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 20 September 2026 – present |
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| The Split | |
The Split Up is a British legal drama television series created by Ursula Rani Sarma, which began broadcasting on BBC One from 20 September 2026. It is a spin-off from the British series The Split. In October 2026, it was renewed for a second series.
Set in Manchester, the series centres around a British Asian family firm of family-law lawyers.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Shamim Sarif | Ursula Rani Sarma | 20 September 2026 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Shamim Sarif | Ursula Rani Sarma | 21 September 2026 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Shamim Sarif | Sumerah Srivastav Ursula Rani Sarma | 27 September 2026 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Khurrum M. Sultan | Kaamil Shah | 28 September 2026 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Khurrum M. Sultan | Sonali Bhattacharyya | 4 October 2026 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Khurrum M. Sultan | Ursula Rani Sarma | 5 October 2026 |
The series is created by Ursula Rani Sarma and produced by Sister in association with Little Chick. Commissioned for BBC One in February 2024, it is a spin-off from BBC One series The Split, created by Abi Morgan. The series was initially set to commence filming in October 2024 but the shoot was suspended a month prior for editorial reasons. Abi Morgan is an executive producer, alongside Ursula Rani Sarma, Jane Featherstone, and Bryony Arnold.
The cast is led by Ritu Arya and Sanjeev Bhaskar and includes Aysha Kala, Arian Nik, Danny Ashok, Dimitri Leonidas, Mawaan Rizwan, Sindhu Vee, Shalini Peiris, and Tom Forbes, as well as guest appearances from Lenny Henry, Jameela Jamil, Victoria Ekanoye and Jane Horrocks.
Filming took place in Manchester in October 2025.
The series started airing from 20 September 2026, and continued on Sunday and Monday nights on BBC One, with the finale scheduled for Monday, 5 October.