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Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen lead BBC drama You Are Here
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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.
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In short
- Foy and Macfadyen lead BBC and Starz’s You Are Here
- David Nicholls adapts his bestselling novel
- Filming will take place in northern England
How this story developed
- 4 months ago The characters’ meeting was further specified, with a mutual friend said to bring Marnie and Michael together for the walk that sparks their relationship.
- 4 months ago Both Foy and Macfadyen were named executive producers of the forthcoming series, which will be written by Nicholls, directed by Lenny Abrahamson and filmed in the Lake District and around Manchester.
- 4 months ago Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen were announced as the leads of You Are Here, David Nicholls’s eight-part BBC and Starz adaptation about two strangers finding romance on a northern English coast-to-coast walk.
Explained simply
David Nicholls is a British novelist whose books often focus on relationships, friendship and the passage of time. You Are Here follows two people who meet through a shared friend and get to know each other while walking across northern England.
Claire Foy is known for playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, while Matthew Macfadyen has appeared in dramas including Succession and Pride & Prejudice. The BBC is the UK’s public broadcaster, and Starz is a US television network that has been increasing its involvement in British-made dramas.
The eight-part programme will be made by Element Pictures, a production company behind Normal People, with director Lenny Abrahamson also involved. Its setting in the Lake District and northern England makes the landscape part of the story as the two central characters travel together.
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Originally published by Deadline as “Claire Foy & Matthew Macfadyen To Lead David Nicholls Novel Adaptation ‘You Are Here’ For BBC & Starz”.