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The miniseries was billed described as a nail-biting thriller but only patchily delivered on that promise, despite the presence of Hawes. Keeley Hawes starred in this three-part BBC One drama that told the story of a brutal attack on a luxurious holiday resort in the Canary Islands. Conversations with Friends is the story of a pair of young Irish students who get involved with an glamorous older, married couple and despite a strong cast including Joe Alwyn and Jemima Kirke, newcomer Alison Oliver playing lead Frances, and Utopia (US) and Loki‘s Sasha Lane as Frances’ friend Bobbi, it failed to set the world alight. Conversations with Friends (May)įollowing the enormous success of Normal People – the story of young Irish couple Marianne and Connor navigating love, sex, university, class, friendship and mental health – this adaptation of Sally Rooney’s debut novel was something of a disappointment. With major spoilers, read our ending theories here. It’s available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The cast includes Poldark‘s Jack Farthing, The Crown‘s Erin Doherty, The Serpent‘s Billy Howle and Gangs of London‘s Pippa Bennett-Warner. It’s the story of Becky, a young woman who becomes so obsessed with the death of an estranged friend that she takes on a false identity to find out the true story. Chloe (February)įrom Alice Seabright, director of Netflix’s Sex Educationcame six-part BBC One psychological thriller Chloe.

Adrian Edmondson and Anna Maxwell-Martin co-star.

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Filming stretched from London to Romania, and the series made its debut in December 2022 on new streamer ITVX in the UK and on Spectrum in the US. A Spy Among Friends (December)īased on Ben McIntyre’s best-selling book, this UK-US co-production starred Damien Lewis and Guy Pearce as two spies and lifelong friends whose relationship is marked by betrayal at the height of the Cold War. The series aired in January and is currently available to stream on ITV Hub in the UK. Maxine Peake starred in the lead role and Bruce Goodison directed. Written by novelist Kevin Sampson, who was present at Hillsborough Stadium on the tragic day that ninety-six football fans died, the series tells the real-life story of Anne Williams’ decades-long fight for justice for her teenage son and all the victims of the 1989 disaster. World Productions, the makers of some of the best British drama around ( Line Of Duty, Save Me, Bodyguard) were behind this four-part drama for ITV.

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