Set and filmed in Scotland, Mayflies follows the story of two best friends who come together 30 years after the “climax of their youth”.
” – and if the series’ synopsis is anything to go by, we’re set to see a more vulnerable side of the beloved actor.
Keep reading to check out everything we know about the intriguing new series so far, including who will be taking to our screens alongside Compston.tells the story of Jimmy and Tully – two young men who form a friendship based on music, films and a rebel spirit. Opening in the summer of 1986, the series follows the pair as they rush towards the “climax of their youth” – a music festival in Manchester. There, against the backdrop of the music they love, they make a vow: to go at life differently.BBC’s Crossfire: the trailer for Keeley Hawes’ new thriller is as nail-biting as we hoped
Thirty years later, however, things change. One day, the phone rings – and when Jimmy picks up, he learns that Tully has the worst kind of news, and a request “that will test their friendship, love and loyalty to the limit”. As the synopsis concludes: “Mayflies is a memorial to youth’s euphoria and to everyday tragedy. A tender goodbye to an old union, it discovers the joy and the costs of love.”The cast that’s been announced so far is relatively limited. Starring alongside Compston as Jamie’s best friend Tully is Tony Curran (
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