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Anne-Marie Duff Loves That ‘Reunion’ Is on BBC, Not a Streamer: TV Is “Quite an Expensive Hobby”
Anne-Marie Duff Loves That ‘Reunion’ Is on BBC, Not a Streamer: TV Is “Quite an Expensive Hobby”-May 2024
May 3, 2025 1:55 PM

Anne-Marie Duff (Bad Sisters) is really happy that her latest project, therevenge thriller seriesReunion, set in the deaf community and debuting in the U.K. on Monday, is airing on public broadcaster BBC and its iPlayer streaming service.

Its the BBC, so you know, its going to be seen by everyone, not just people who can afford to pay streaming fees. Thats important because watching TV has become quite an expensive hobby now. And just the idea, always and ever, that what we do can be important and that theres a point to it, and anyone who feels marginalized gets to see themselves is a huge relief. The four-part drama, starring Matthew Gurney as a deaf man who gets to leave prison after years of incarceration,Lara Peake,Eddie MarsanandRose Ayling-Ellis, was written by Sheffield-born deaf writerWilliam Magerand produced by Sheffield-based Warp Films, the production firm behindNetflix hit dramaAdolescence. The bilingual series, filmed in and around Sheffield, features both British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English.

TheBBC will start airingthe show Monday evening on its flagship network, BBC One, while the entire series is now available on the iPlayer.BBC Studiosis selling the series internationally after unveiling aselection of photos in February.

Reunion, whose setTHRvisited last yearto get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the inclusive production, such as hearing crewmembers being taught a word or phrase in BSL at the start of each filming day, is a redemption thriller following the journey of Daniel Brennan, played by Gurney (Name Me Lawand), a deaf man determined to right wrongs after leaving prison. Caught between two worlds, he is unable to fully integrate into the hearing world and is also shunned by his closest friends and the wider deaf community.

Amidst this isolation, Brennans only meaningful relationship is with his estranged daughter Carly, played by Lara Peake (How to Have Sex,Rivals), who he has not had any contact with since his arrest over a decade ago, according to a synopsis. Anne-Marie Duff(Bad Sisters,The Salisbury Poisonings) stars as Christine, desperate to find Brennan and get to the full truth behind what he did, alongsideEddie Marsan(Back to Black,Ray Donovan) as Stephen Renworth, Christines protective boyfriend, whileRose Ayling-Ellis(Summer of Rockets,As You LikeIt) plays her daughter, Miri.

The hourlong episodes ofReunionwere directed by Luke Snellin (One Day,Wanderlust) who also served as executive producer, with Helen Ostler (The Last Kingdom,Crime) as producer, and Siobhan Morgan (Waterloo Road,Hollyoaks) as associate producer. Mark Herbert (Four Lions,The Virtues,This Is England) and Gwen Gorst (Unforgotten,A Discovery of Witches) are executive producers for Warp Films, alongside creator and writer Mager, with Rebecca Ferguson and Jo McClellan serving in those roles for the BBC.

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