(Back row L-R): Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Helen Thomson, Uli Latukefu and Charlie Garber.
(Front row L-R) Susan Prior, Miranda Richardson, Claude Scott-Mitchell, Danielle Macdonald and Teresa Palmer.
The BBC has acquired upcoming Binge / Foxtel drama The Last Anniversary.
The six part series based on Liane Moriarty’s book of the same name, reunites the team behind Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films and Made Up Stories.
Casting includes Teresa Palmer (The Clearing, The Fall Guy), Miranda Richardson (Good Omens, Spider) and Danielle Macdonald (The Tourist, Patti Cake$), with Helen Thomson (Elvis, Colin From Accounts), Susan Prior (Aftertaste, Puberty Blues), Claude Scott-Mitchell (The Dry, Hotel Portofino), Charlie Garber (Barons, The Outlaw Michael Howe), Uli Latukefu (Young Rock, Next Goal Wins) and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (Force of Nature: The Dry 2, Puberty Blues).
Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, says: “The Last Anniversary is an entertaining drama full of vivid characters, comedy and romance, with a compelling mystery at its heart – I’m sure BBC viewers will thoroughly enjoy their visit to beautiful Scribbly Gum Island.”
The Last Anniversary is set on Scribbly Gum Island, a place of many secrets. The one that made it famous – the disappearance of a young couple decades ago – might have made the island a destination for true crime tourists but when it comes to secrets, the three generations of women that call Scribbly Gum home hold far more.
When Sophie Honeywell (Palmer) inherits a house on the island, left only to her by her ex-boyfriend’s great-aunt Connie, it’s the fresh start she’s craving, despite the unwelcome reception she receives on arrival. Single and approaching 40, Sophie is intrigued by something else Connie left her – a promise that she might finally find the man of her dreams on Scribbly Gum Island. But perhaps what Sophie needs is an island full of women instead?
Bruna Papandrea, Jodi Matterson and Steve Hutensky are executive producing and Casey Haver co-executive producing for Made Up Stories with Per Saari and Nicole Kidman executive producing for Blossom Films alongside Alison Hurbert-Burns and Lana Greenhalgh for Binge. Strauss, Polson and Liane Moriarty are executive producers. Sarah L. Walker serves as script producer.
The Last Anniversary is a co-production between Made Up Stories, Blossom Films and Fifth Season. Fifth Season handles worldwide rights to the series. The series is supported by the NSW Government through Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund.
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