Harry Potter star Alfred Enoch is set to lead a new BBC drama, and it sounds brilliant. Enoch, known for his role as Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter series, will be starring in “People Who Knew Me,” a gripping new audio drama from the creators of the acclaimed series “Bad Sisters.”
“People Who Knew Me” tells the story of Emily Morris, voiced by Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe & Emmy winner Rosamund Pike. Emily uses the tragic events of 9/11 to fake her own death and start a new life in California under the name Connie Prynne. Fourteen years later, Connie is diagnosed with breast cancer. With her thirteen-year-old daughter Claire by her side, voiced by Isabella Sermon, Connie must confront her past to ensure her daughter won’t be left alone if she doesn’t survive.
The drama explores Connie’s struggle to explain her lies, secrets, and selfish decisions, including her ‘widowed’ husband, whom she thought she had left behind in New York. The series promises to be a compelling exploration of truth, lies, and the lengths one might go to escape their past.
The 10-part series is written and directed by Daniella Isaacs, adapted from the book by Kim Hooper. The cast includes Rosamund Pike, Hugh Laurie, Isabella Sermon, Kyle Soller, Alfred Enoch, Daniella Isaacs, and Jessica Darrow.
Rosamund Pike expressed her excitement about the project, saying, “Daniella’s scripts knocked me sideways – like everything Sharon Horgan works on, the story is surprising, timely, funny, and moving; it’s got it all really. The chance to voice a fantastic character and play her in her early twenties and in her early forties was seductive – and with a cast like this, too good to refuse.”
Sharon Horgan, Executive Producer at Merman, added, “It has been so great to bring Kim Hooper’s emotionally and morally complex novel to life via a drama podcast. Daniella’s adaptation and direction, along with a brilliant cast led by Rosamund and Hugh, bring you right into the mind of Connie and her battle with truth and lies. This is a series that will challenge your prejudices and invite you to ask, what would you do if you had the opportunity to run away?”
Daniella Isaacs, who serves as writer, director, and actor, shared her enthusiasm for the project, saying, “I was excited by the challenge of bringing new listeners, people that might usually reach for a TV show or a non-fiction podcast, to an audio drama. I wanted to adapt the book into something that played into the inherent confessional quality of the audio medium. There’s something thrilling about being privy to a character’s innermost secrets, their confessions, and their selfish desires. I loved making this with such a brilliant team – all of us set on reimagining the traditional radio play… And I hope your ears enjoy it too.”
Dylan Haskins, Commissioning Editor (Podcasts) for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, praised the project, saying, “Sharon Horgan has been the creative genius behind some of the best TV dramas of recent years – Bad Sisters, Catastrophe, Motherland – and now she, along with the Merman/Mermade team and Daniella, are turning their hands to audio drama for the first time. People Who Knew Me is an emotionally compelling drama with a sensational cast led by Rosamund Pike. It’s fitting that this podcast will be released by the BBC, which has been pioneering in audio drama for just shy of a century.”
The first episode of “People Who Knew Me” will be available on BBC Sounds on May 23, with episode 2 dropping on May 25. New episodes will be released twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the entire series will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 starting June 26.
This new drama promises to be a captivating and thought-provoking series that will keep listeners on the edge of their seats. With a stellar cast and a compelling storyline, “People Who Knew Me” is set to be a must-listen for fans of audio drama and gripping storytelling.
Source: BBC
