Us (British TV series)

Us is a BBC One four-part television comedy-drama series based on the book Us by English author David Nicholls and adapted by him for the screen. The series stars Tom Hollander[1] and Saskia Reeves[2] as a married couple, the Petersens. The story follows Douglas, the father, who tries to win back the love of Connie, his frustrated wife of twenty five years, during their "holiday of a lifetime" touring Europe, after she tells him that now their son Albie is about to leave home for University, she also wants to leave.

Us (British TV series)
GenreComedy-drama
Written byDavid Nicholls
Directed byGeoffrey Sax
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Producers
Running time55:00
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release20 September (2020-09-20) –
11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)

The series is directed by Geoffrey Sax and has original music composed by Oli Julian.[3]

Cast

Production

Us was filmed in London, Buckinghamshire, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, and Barcelona.[6]

Episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions) [7]
11"Episode 1"Geoffrey SaxDavid Nicholls20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)6.58
Douglas Petersen is looking forward to a tour of Europe with his wife Connie and his son Albie. It's meant to be the trip of a lifetime and the last chance for some quality time together as a family. But in spite of Douglas's meticulous preparation and planning, things don't work out quite as planned.[8]
22"Episode 2"Geoffrey SaxDavid Nicholls27 September 2020 (2020-09-27)5.85
Despite a rocky start in Paris, the European tour continues. Next stop: Amsterdam, where it seems that nothing can prevent the family from getting into the holiday spirit.[9]
33"Episode 3"Geoffrey SaxDavid Nicholls4 October 2020 (2020-10-04)5.38
As Douglas scours the streets of Venice for Albie, Connie does some detective work of her own. But as Douglas gets more desperate, things spiral out of control in the Italian heat.[10]
44"Episode 4"Geoffrey SaxDavid Nicholls11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)5.27
Now he’s found Albie, will Douglas’s dogged determination to keep his family together be enough to win his son back, and change Connie’s feelings?[11]

References
  1. "Tom Hollander to star in Us, David Nicholls' adaptation of his bestselling novel for BBC One, 17 July 2019". BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Meet the cast of David Nicholls drama Us, 15 September 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Soundtrack Album for BBC Series 'Us' Released". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "Tom Hollander on new BBC1 comedy drama Us: 'Douglas is quite annoying'". what'sontv.
  5. "Saskia Reeves: 'My character in Us could do with some help', 14 September 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. "Where was BBC One comedy drama Us filmed?, 15 September 2020". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. "Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. "Us - Series 1: Episode 1" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Us - Series 1: Episode 2" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Us - Series 1: Episode 3" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Us - Series 1: Episode 4" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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