Wanderlust is a British television drama miniseries written by Nick Payne and directed by Luke Snellin and Lucy Tcherniak. The series is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix, with BBC One airing the first episode on 4 September 2018 in the United Kingdom, and Netflix streaming the show outside the UK.[1] It began airing on 19 October 2018 on Netflix.[2] The miniseries consists of six episodes.[3]
| Wanderlust | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Nick Payne |
| Written by | Nick Payne |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Roanna Benn Jude Liknaitzky Lucy Richer |
| Producer | Kate Crowther |
| Cinematography | Ben Wheeler |
| Editor | Johnny Rayner / Gary Dollner |
| Running time | 56 minutes |
| Production company | Drama Republic |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One (UK) Netflix (international) |
| Release | 4 September – 9 October 2018 |
Plot
editJoy Richards, a therapist, is injured in a traffic accident. The accident was caused in part by distraction upon her sighting a former patient of hers, Emily. Emily's husband, Josh (who was also a patient in couples therapy), died by suicide during the treatment. Joy's injuries and her recovery from them exacerbate the marital difficulties she is having with her husband, Alan. Joy meets Marvin at physical therapy, and they have a fling. Alan confesses an affair with a colleague, Claire. Rather than become mutually acrimonious, Joy suggests an open marriage as a solution to their difficulties. Joy's affair with Marvin ends but she rekindles romance with her (now married) former boyfriend Lawrence. Alan detests Lawrence because Joy had cheated on Alan previously with Lawrence. Episode 5 consists mainly of a long session with Joy's own therapist (Angela), during which Joy comes to realize her self-destructive promiscuity is a sublimation to avoid the real issues in her life: bereavement from her mother's death and guilt over the suicide of her patient, Josh.
Cast
edit- Toni Collette as Joy Richards, a therapist, married to Alan.[4]
- Steven Mackintosh as Alan Richards, an English teacher and Joy's husband.[4]
- Zawe Ashton as Claire Pascal, a fellow English teacher at Alan's school.[4]
- Joe Hurst as Tom Richards, a 16-year-old student and youngest child of Joy and Alan.
- Emma D'Arcy as Naomi Richards, Alan and Joy's 18-year-old daughter.
- Celeste Dring as Laura Richards, Joy and Alan's 25-year-old daughter.
- Royce Pierreson as Jason Hales, a patient of Joy's.[4]
- William Ash as Marvin Walters, a police officer who begins a sexual relationship with Joy.[4]
- Isis Hainsworth as Michelle McCullen, a friend of Tom who is in love with him.
- Jeremy Swift as Neil Bellows, Rita's husband and a neighbour of Joy's.
- Anastasia Hille as Rita Bellows, Joy's neighbour. After her marriage to Neil breaks down, she begins to explore her sexuality with Naomi.
- Sophie Okonedo as Angela Bowden, Joy's therapist.
- Paul Kaye as Lawrence, a former husband of Joy for whom she still has some affection.
- Dylan Edwards as Marc, a young man who Joy dates occasionally.
- Anya Chalotra as Jennifer Ashman, an older pupil at Tom's school.
- Kate O'Flynn as Emily Riley, a former patient of Joy who attended couples therapy with her husband Josh.
- Simon Tcherniak as Josh Riley, Emily's husband who also attended couples therapy and called Joy before committing suicide.
- Megan Richards as Mimi Brooks, a friend of Tom and Michelle.
- Jordan Adene as Sam Morton, also a friend of Tom and Michelle.
- Ashley McGuire as Janet Malherbe
Reviews
editThe series was described by the Evening Standard as a "meandering polyamory drama".[5]
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [6] | U.K. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Luke Snellin | Nick Payne | 4 September 2018 (UK) 19 October 2018 (U.S.)[2] | 4.69 million[7] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Luke Snellin | Nick Payne | 11 September 2018 | Less than 3.94 million[7] |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Luke Snellin | Nick Payne | 18 September 2018 | Less than 4.18 million[7] |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Lucy Tcherniak | Nick Payne | 25 September 2018 | N/A |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Lucy Tcherniak | Nick Payne | 2 October 2018 | N/A |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Lucy Tcherniak | Nick Payne | 9 October 2018 | N/A |
Soundtrack
edit- Recurring: Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg
- Episode 5: The Ship Song, written by Nick Cave and performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Episode 6: Song to the Siren performed by This Mortal Coil featuring Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie. Sour Soul by BadBadNotGood.
- Episode 1:
- Honey, Let Me Know - MarthaGunn
- Regulate (feat. Nate Dogg) - Warren G
- As I Am - Curtis Harding
- What Would You Do - Joan As Police Woman
- Heartbeat - Alice Boman
- Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby - Cigarettes After Sex
- I'm So Sorry - Aldous Harding
- Home - Joe Goddard
- (other episodes here: [8])
References
edit- ^ "Toni Collette Joins BBC, Netflix Drama 'Wanderlust'". Variety. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b Gomez, Patrick (24 August 2018). "A first look at Toni Collette's Netflix series Wanderlust — plus a premiere date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Toni Collette To Star In 'Wanderlust', Family Drama Series From Netflix & BBC One". Deadline. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Toni Collette Leads Cast of BBC, Netflix's 'Wanderlust'". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ Luckhurst, Phoebe (7 February 2019). "Retirement party? I'll put it off for now". Evening Standard. p. 43.
- ^ "Wanderlust - Episode Guide". BBC One. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Most viewed programmes | BARB".
- ^ "Wanderlust Staffel 1: Alle Songs mit Szenen-Beschreibungen". 27 October 2018.
External links
edit- Wanderlust at BBC Online
- Wanderlust at IMDb
