Film Club is a new romantic comedy series starring Aimee Lou Wood and Suranne Jones, as well as young star Owen Cooper
A fresh comedy series is arriving on BBC Three and iPlayer, boasting a star-studded lineup headed by White Lotus and Sex Education‘s Aimee Lou Wood.
Comprising six 30-minute episodes, Film Club is a romantic comedy centring on Evie (Aimee) as she juggles a budding romance with her closest mate Noa (Nabhaan Rizwan), alongside her turbulent family dynamics and relationship with partner Josh (Adam Long).
Joining Aimee is Suranne Jones, portraying Evie’s mum Suz, and Liv Hill, taking on the role of Evie’s sister Izzie. Also featured is Adolescence star Owen Cooper, who takes on the part of Evie’s neighbour Callum.
Aimee, who both wrote and created the series with Ralph Davis, has lavished praise on young actor Owen and his troublesome character in Film Club, reports the Manchester Evening News.
«Also on Evie’s Street is Callum, played by Owen Cooper, who is a unicorn really – absolutely magic and one in a million. Callum and Evie’s relationship is lovely. He’s the kid on the street who can never go inside, and she’s the girl on the street who can never go outside.
«They’re both coming from a similar place and answer a lot of each other’s questions, even though they seem like total opposites,» Aimee revealed.
Owen rocketed to stardom overnight in Netflix’s smash hit series Adolescence, where he appeared alongside Stephen Graham and Christine Tremarco.
Owen took on the lead role of Jamie Miller, whilst Stephen and Christine portrayed his parents, Eddie and Manda. Aimee couldn’t help but sing praises for Suranne, stating: «Suz is Evie’s mother and is played by the exquisite and funny Suranne Jones.
«As soon as we started writing we knew we wanted Suranne to play the role, and she is wonderfully hilarious as Suz. Liv Hill is Evie’s sister Izzie, her and Suranne are magical women and such generous actors to work with.»
Suranne, who has graced our screens in a plethora of TV shows including Coronation Street, Hostage, Doctor Foster and Vigil, expressed her gratitude to Aimee for landing her the role of Suz.
«I’ve written Aimee a card to say thank you for bringing me Suz, and for giving me two daughters in her and Liv that I haven’t actually had to push out myself; it’s been an absolute joy.
«Suz is a ball of energy and human sunshine, but she’s also messed up from a previous relationship and she’s not worked through any of that, so it’s been passed on to her daughters. I don’t think I’ve seen or read anything that captures that female relationship between mothers and daughters so warmly,» the actress said.
Film Club airs on BBC Three at 10pm on Tuesday, 7 October. Episodes are also available on BBC iPlayer.
