# Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen lead BBC drama You Are Here

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/claire-foy-matthew-macfadyen-to-lead-david-nicholls-novel-adaptation-you-are-here-for-bbc-starz/
- Published: 2026-07-30T11:32:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-30T17:47:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/claire-foy-matthew-macfadyen-you-are-here-bbc-starz-1237012969/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Offbeat, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Foy and Macfadyen lead BBC and Starz’s You Are Here
- David Nicholls adapts his bestselling novel
- Filming will take place in northern England

## Summary

Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen will star in You Are Here, an eight-part BBC and Starz adaptation of David Nicholls’ bestselling novel. Nicholls has written the series, with Lenny Abrahamson directing and Element Pictures producing, bringing together a high-profile team behind a new British romantic drama.

Foy and Macfadyen play Marnie and Michael, who begin an unexpected relationship after setting out on a coast-to-coast walk in northern England. The production will film in the Lake District and around Manchester; Fremantle holds international sales rights, while both stars will executive produce alongside Nicholls, Abrahamson and BBC and Element representatives.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen lead BBC drama You Are Here](https://deadline.com/2026/07/claire-foy-matthew-macfadyen-you-are-here-bbc-starz-1237012969/)
- [Variety: Matthew Macfadyen and Claire Foy to Lead Adaptation of David Nicholls’ ‘You Are Here’ for BBC and Starz](https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/matthew-macfadyen-claire-foy-david-nicholls-you-are-here-1236824027/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Matthew Macfadyen, Claire Foy to Lead Adaptation of David Nicholls Romance ‘You Are Here’](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/matthew-macfadyen-claire-foy-nicholls-you-are-here-tv-show-1236659899/)

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