EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has revealed the forged and first-look photos of What It Feels Like For A Woman, the difference of the memoir by transgender trailblazer Paris Lees.
The eight-part collection will land on BBC3 and iPlayer later this yr, that includes a forged led by Ellis Howard (Catherine the Nice) who performs Byron, a working-class college child who escapes a small city for Nottingham and discovers extra than simply the hedonistic world of the noughties clubbing scene.
Lees mentioned: “The largest problem was all the time the lead position – we’re following somebody who’s going from, within the eyes of the skin world, a schoolboy, proper as much as a trans lady beginning college, and all that’s in between. The second I noticed Ellis, I recognised one thing in him – a cheekiness, a delicateness, a complexity – and knew he was the one. And he rose to the problem, time and again.”
Ellis Howard as Byron
Different forged contains Hannah Walters (A Thousand Blows), Laura Haddock (The Recruit), Michael Socha (Showtrial), Laquarn Lewis (Jamie Johnson), Hannah Jones, Adam Ali (Waterloo Highway), Alex Thomas-Smith (Too A lot), Calam Lynch (Sweetpea), Jake Dunn (Renegade Nell), and Dickie Beau (Bohemian Rhapsody).
Right here’s the logline: “Life explodes in a rush when Byron escapes to Nottingham’s vibrant underworld, discovering a realm of drink, medicine, and a chaotic household of troublemakers: The Fallen Divas. Byron finds a gang of kindred spirits within the mesmerizing Woman Die (Lewis), Sticky Nikki (Thomas-Smith), Soiled Damian (Ali), whereas an intense rivalry brews between Byron and the attractive, acid-tongued Sasha (Jones).
‘Between them, they beg, steal and skank their method on a rollercoaster journey of hedonism on the coronary heart of the UK’s early 2000s membership scene. The social gathering can’t final eternally although, and when Byron is seduced by bad-boy Liam, a stunning encounter happens that can change life eternally.”
Calam Lynch as Max and Ellis Howard as Byron
Additional forged contains Emma Shipp (Rivals), Sekou Diaby (Boarders), Laura Checkley (Screw), Oliver Huntingdon (Sherwood), Lorn Macdonald (Bridgerton), and Rhys Connah (Completely satisfied Valley). There are additionally visitor appearances from Fay Ripley (Chilly Toes) and Selina Mosinski.
Made by Mary & George producer Hera Photos in affiliation with ITV Studios, the collection was written by Lees alongside Georgia Christou, Paul Williams, Sarah Simmonds, and Mika Onyx Johnson. Brian Welsh (Black Mirror) is the lead director, whereas Ng Choon Ping (Femme) and Marie Kristiansen (Delete Me) additionally direct.
Government producers are Lees and Welsh; Liza Marshall and Ron O’Berst for Hera Photos; and Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC. Frances du Pille (The Sixth Commandment) is the producer. ITV Studios is dealing with worldwide distribution.
