BBC Unveils First Look at Two Weeks in August, an Eight-Part Drama for BBC One and iPlayer

Overview

• The BBC released first-look images and an official synopsis, confirming the eight-part series for BBC One and iPlayer with no air date yet.
• Set in Greece, the story follows Zoe and a circle of friends whose holiday unravels after an illicit kiss, leading to life-or-death stakes.
• Jessica Raine leads as Zoe with Damien Molony as Dan, alongside Nicholas Pinnock, Antonia Thomas, Leila Farzad and Hugh Skinner.
• The series is written by Catherine Shepherd, with Tom George directing the first half and Matthew Moore the second.
• Production is from Various Artists Limited and filmed in Malta and Gozo doubling for Greece, as reported, while BBC Drama’s Lindsay Salt called the series “irresistible.”