The BBC and Starz have announced an eight-part adaptation of David Nicholls’ critically acclaimed best-selling novel You Are Here, starring multi-award-winning actors Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen. Foy, known for The Crown, and Macfadyen, famed for Succession, will play Michael and Marnie, two people thrown together by a mutual friend who embark on an unexpected epic walk.
Romantic Drama with a Stellar Cast
Described as “honest, witty and tender”, the series is directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Room, Normal People) and written by Nicholls himself. The synopsis explains: “Against the odds, they end up on the brink of a relationship that neither was looking for, but which might be exactly the one they both need.”
The story follows Marnie and Michael as they trek coast-to-coast across the English countryside, navigating an undeniable attraction. Foy and Macfadyen also serve as executive producers.
Setting and Production
You Are Here is set along the Coast to Coast walking trail from the Lake District to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire, with filming taking place in the Lake District and around Manchester. No release date has been announced yet.
Author David Nicholls shared: “I’m so delighted to be working on You Are Here with Element, the BBC, Starz and Lenny, whose work I’ve admired for many years. And Matthew and Claire are both just dream casting, wonderful in comedy and drama, so detailed and thoughtful and sympathetic.” He added: “The intention with the novel was to write a close-up study of a relationship, but set against this magnificent landscape, and that’s our ambition here too; to make something both intimate and epic, funny and dramatic, a romantic comedy with real emotion. We can’t wait to bring Marnie and Michael’s journey to the screen.”
Where to Watch
You Are Here will be available on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
