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FilminghasbegunforUs,BBCOne’sfour-partdramaadaptedbyDavidNichollsfromhishugelypopularnovelofthesamename. dddTomHollander(Baptiste,TheNightManager)willbejoinedbySaskiaReeves(Luther,Shetland),SofieGr?b?l(TheKilling,Fortitude),TomTaylor(DoctorFoster,TheDarkTower),IainDeCaestecker(AgentsofS.H.I.E.L.D,TheFades)andThaddeaGraham(Curfew,TheLetterfortheKing),withcastingbySarahCrowe.ItisproducedbyDramaRepublicandBandstandProductions.DouglasPetersen(TomHollander)isblindsidedwhenhiswifeConnie(SaskiaReeves)tellshimthatshe’snotsureshewantstobemarriedtohimanymore.AgreeingtostillgoontheirplannedfamilygrandtourofEurope,DouglasvowstowinbacktheloveofhiswifeandrepairhistroubledrelationshipwiththeirsonAlbie(TomTaylor).ReflectingDavidNicholls'signaturemixofhumourandheartbreak,UsbringsthePetersens'poignantandoftenhilariousstorytolife,takingviewerswiththemontheironce-in-a-lifetimejourneythroughsomeofthemostbeautifulcitiesintheworld.DavidNichollssays:“It’sahugethrilltoseethenovelcometolife,andwithsuchawonderfulcastandproductionteam.Wewanttomakesomethingfunny,touchingandbeautiful,toreallyexploremarriageandfamilylife,allagainstthisincrediblebackdrop.”TomHollanderandHannahPescodsay:“WearedelightedtobeworkingwithDramaRepublicandthegreatDavidNichollsinbringinghisbeautifulnoveltoBBCOne.ThetrialsofthePetersenswillstrikeachordwithmany-afamilytaleforourtimes.”PiersWenger,ControllerofBBCDrama,says:“WefeelsohonouredtobebringingDavid’sbeautifulnoveltoBBCOneandtohavethebrilliantTomHollanderandSaskiaReevesplayingtheleadingroles.WearethrilledtoworkwithDavidandDramaRepubliconceagainandalsowithBandstandProductionsontheirdebutdramafortheBBC.”GregBrenmanandRoannaBenn,ExecutiveProducersforDramaRepublic,say:“DavidNichollsisauniqueandraretalentwhomiraculouslymanagestointertwineprofoundemotionwithfull-onhumour.ThisgloriousadaptationhasattractedanexceptionalcastinTomHollander,SaskiaReevesandSofieGr?b?l.Wecouldn’tbemoreexcitedtobeginfilming.”UsisexecutiveproducedbyGregBrenmanandRoannaBennforDramaRepublic,TomHollanderandHannahPescodforBandstandProductions,JoMcClellanforBBCOneandDavidNicholls.ItisdirectedbyLisaSiwe(Temple,Modus)anddistributedinternationallybyBBCStudios.FilmingwilltakeplaceinLondon,Amsterdam,Venice,BarcelonaandParis.