Filming,has,begun,for,Us,,BBC,One’s,four-part,drama,adapted,by,David,Nicholls,from,his,hugely,popular,novel,of,the,same,name.,Tom,Hollander,(Baptiste,,The,Night,Manager),will,be,joined,by,Saskia,Reeves,(Luther,,Shetland),,Sofie,Gråbøl,(The,Killing,,Fortitude),,Tom,Taylor,(Doctor,Foster,,The,Dark,Tower),,Iain,De,Caestecker,(Agents,of,S.H.I.E.L.D,,The,Fades),and,Thaddea,Graham,(Curfew,,The,Letter,for,the,King),,with,casting,by,Sarah,Crowe.,It,is,produced,by,Drama,Republic,and,Bandstand,Productions.,Douglas,Petersen,(Tom,Hollander),is,blindsided,when,his,wife,Connie,(Saskia,Reeves),tells,him,that,she’s,not,sure,she,wants,to,be,married,to,him,anymore.,Agreeing,to,still,go,on,their,planned,family,grand,tour,of,Europe,,Douglas,vows,to,win,back,the,love,of,his,wife,and,repair,his,troubled,relationship,with,their,son,Albie,(Tom,Taylor).,Reflecting,David,Nicholls‘,signature,mix,of,humour,and,heartbreak,,Us,brings,the,Petersens‘,poignant,and,often,hilarious,story,to,life,,taking,viewers,with,them,on,their,once-in-a-lifetime,journey,through,some,of,the,most,beautiful,cities,in,the,world.,David,Nicholls,says:,“It’s,a,huge,thrill,to,see,the,novel,come,to,life,,and,with,such,a,wonderful,cast,and,production,team.,We,want,to,make,something,funny,,touching,and,beautiful,,to,really,explore,marriage,and,family,life,,all,against,this,incredible,backdrop.”,Tom,Hollander,and,Hannah,Pescod,say:,“We,are,delighted,to,be,working,with,Drama,Republic,and,the,great,David,Nicholls,in,bringing,his,beautiful,novel,to,BBC,One.,The,trials,of,the,Petersens,will,strike,a,chord,with,many,-,a,family,tale,for,our,times.”,Piers,Wenger,,Controller,of,BBC,Drama,,says:,“We,feel,so,honoured,to,be,bringing,David’s,beautiful,novel,to,BBC,One,and,to,have,the,brilliant,Tom,Hollander,and,Saskia,Reeves,playing,the,leading,roles.,We,are,thrilled,to,work,with,David,and,Drama,Republic,once,again,and,also,with,Bandstand,Productions,on,their,debut,drama,for,the,BBC.”,Greg,Brenman,and,Roanna,Benn,,Executive,Producers,for,Drama,Republic,,say:,“David,Nicholls,is,a,unique,and,rare,talent,who,miraculously,manages,to,intertwine,profound,emotion,with,full-on,humour.,This,glorious,adaptation,has,attracted,an,exceptional,cast,in,Tom,Hollander,,Saskia,Reeves,and,Sofie,Gråbøl.,We,couldn’t,be,more,excited,to,begin,filming.”,Us,is,executive,produced,by,Greg,Brenman,and,Roanna,Benn,for,Drama,Republic,,Tom,Hollander,and,Hannah,Pescod,for,Bandstand,Productions,,Jo,McClellan,for,BBC,One,and,David,Nicholls.,It,is,directed,by,Lisa,Siwe,(Temple,,Modus),and,distributed,internationally,by,BBC,Studios.,Filming,will,take,place,in,London,,Amsterdam,,Venice,,Barcelona,and,Paris.
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