The first trailer for Dolly Alderton’s hotly anticipated Everything I Know About Love debuted on Friday.
Inspired by the author’s own bestselling memoir of the same name, the BBC series is said to give an unflinching look at bad dates, heartaches and surviving your 20s.
The seven part drama, written by the author, follows best friends Maggie (Emma Appleton) and Birdy (Bel Powley) as they attempt to navigate life in London.
Soon: The first trailer for Dolly Alderton’s hotly anticipated Everything I Know About Love debuted on Friday. Which will follow (R-L) Maggie (Emma Appleton) and Birdy (Bel Powley) as they attempt to navigate life in London.
The trailer starts with pals Maggie (Emma ) and Birdy (Bel) preparing for a girl’s night out after moving to the city.
‘Is it hard being the prettiest girl in the entire world?’ Maggie asks her friend, before the pair are joined for drinks by Nell (Marli Siu) and Amara (Aliyah Odoffin).
The foursome set off for their ‘first Friday night in their first London house’ as they enjoy a wild night of partying.
Exciting: The trailer starts with pals Maggie (Emma ) and Birdy (Bel) preparing for a girl’s night out after moving into their new home together in London
Fun: The pair are then seen heading off on a girls night out with pals Nell (Marli Siu) and Amara (Aliyah Odoffin).
Later Birdy tells a group of strangers how Maggie is her ‘child hood sweetheart’ and the pair are seen in flashback in the infancy of their now strong friendship.
The pals are then seen settling into their new life in the capitol as they roll down a large grassy hill and later practice their dance moves.
A nervous Birdy also ventures on a date, having pre-prepared topics for her romantic outing.
‘Council tax?’ Maggie wonders as she reads the list ‘ Russel Brand?’.
First date: A nervous Birdy also ventures on a date, having pre-prepared topics for her romantic outing
Shocked: Later Birdy is caught in bed with her date, as a nude Maggie desperately attempting to cover up from the surprise visitor
Later Birdy is caught in bed with her date, as a nude Maggie desperately attempts to cover herself from the surprise visitor.
The girls’ friendship is then seen to change as Birdy begins a relationship her best friend is left feeling rejected.
‘People only say nothing wont changes when things are changing’ a sad Maggie cries – as she eats a large block of cheese in bed.
As Birdy settles down in a happy relationship Maggie exclaims: ‘Everyone is so boring, sorry but I want to live before I die’.
Changing times: The girls’ friendship is then seen to change as Birdy begins a relationship and Maggie is left feeling rejected (L-R) Marli Siu and Amara Aliyah Odoffin
Sad: ‘People only say nothing changes when things are changing’ a sad Maggie cries – as she eats a large block of cheese in bed
Crashing her pals romantic evening with a large sombrero and an inflatable penis.
The girls are then seen making love and exploring their maturity as Amara says: ‘We’re in this short grubby phase of life that’s so short lived’.
With the main character’s friendship reaching breaking point Maggie cries: ‘You’ve always been my most important person’.
Only for a tearful Birdy to reply: ‘I don’t know if we should be that to each other anymore’.
Saucy: The girls are then seen making love and exploring their maturity as Amara says: ‘we’re in this short grubby phase of life that’s so short lived’
NSFW: The show is being directed by China Moo-Young (Intergalactic, Harlots) and produced by Working Title Television (We Are Lady Parts, Hanna)
The show is being directed by China Moo-Young (Intergalactic, Harlots) and produced by Working Title Television (We Are Lady Parts, Hanna).
The story is set in a 2012 London house-share with flashbacks to suburban adolescence in the early noughties, the series is an unflinching deep dive into bad dates, heartaches and humiliations and begs the question: can platonic love survive romantic love as we grow up?
Dolly says: ‘I am beyond thrilled with every actor we have on board for Everything I Know About Love. Aisha Bywaters has helped us find our dream cast and we are so excited to see them inhabit the world of the show and bring its stories and relationships to life.’
Set the scene: The story is set in a 2012 London house-share with flashbacks to suburban adolescence in the early noughties, the series is an unflinching deep dive into bad dates, heartaches and humiliations and begs the question: can platonic love survive romantic love as we grow up?
Can’t wait: China Moo-Young, Director says: ‘We have a sublime cast for Everything I Know About Love and I’m so excited to see them bring all the heart and humour of Dolly’s scripts to life on screen
China Moo-Young, Director says: ‘We have a sublime cast for Everything I Know About Love and I’m so excited to see them bring all the heart and humour of Dolly’s scripts to life on screen.’
Jo McClellan, Commissioning Editor, BBC Drama says: ‘The BBC are incredibly excited to have this talented young cast join Dolly, China and the Working Title team to create this funny, uplifting and big-hearted show about friendship and love.’
Surian Fletcher-Jones, Executive Producer for Working Title Television, added: ‘We at Working Title are incredibly proud to be working with the phenomenally talented Dolly Alderton.
Star turn: Emma (right) is known for her roles as Feef Symonds in spy thriller Traitors and for playing Princess Renfri in Netflix series The Witcher. Meanwhile, Bel (left) has had roles in Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, BBC drama Informer and coming-of-age film Diary of a Teenage Girl in which she played the lead role as Minnie Goetze
‘It has been a real joy helping to bring her vision to life alongside our brilliant lead director, China Moo-Young and producer, Simon Maloney. We can’t wait to get going with this genuinely hilarious and heartfelt show.’
Emma is known for her roles as Feef Symonds in spy thriller Traitors and for playing Princess Renfri in Netflix series The Witcher.
She has also appeared in and short film Dreamlands and is set to feature in upcoming Sex Pistols miniseries Pistol, where she plays Nancy Spungen.
Author: On the casting, author Dolly, 32, said: ‘I am beyond thrilled with every actor we have on board for Everything I Know About Love
Meanwhile, Bel has had roles in Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, BBC drama Informer and coming-of-age film Diary of a Teenage Girl in which she played the lead role as Minnie Goetze.
The show is described by the BBC as ‘a generous, funny, warm-hearted and uplifting Sex & The City for Millennials.’
On the casting, author Dolly, 32, said: ‘I am beyond thrilled with every actor we have on board for Everything I Know About Love.
Everything I Know About Love will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer June 7
Can’t wait: Everything I Know About Love will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer June 7
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