She wrote the novel and is credited with writing it... but there's also a credit for 'Writer's Room'...
Emma Appleton (The Last Letter From Your Lover) and Bel Powley are childhood friends who move in to a London house, shared with Uni friends Aliyah Odoffin and Marli Siu (teacher). Appleton gets lucky with a job in TV (the 'reality' show 'Heirs and Graces') offered by Jill Halfpenny, less lucky with musician boyfriend Connor Finch, who's a bit of a twat (evidenced by his film poster - House of Frankenstein - I mean, is that supposed to be cool or something?); Powley finds her first love with straight insurance guy Ryan Bown.
The girls fall out somewhat in the penultimate episode as Powley says she's leaving them to move in with her BF. The finale sees Appleton on her own and not enjoying New York - Greenwich Village no less - until she bumps into a guy who seems perfect for her. Almost the very ending is a beautifully written monologue from her mum, Sophie Thompson, that maybe the guy appealed to her so much because he's like her friend (who by the way has aged before her time - what 25 year old wants a salmon dish??)
7 x 45 Working Title for BBC. Directed by China Moo-Young and Julia Foster. Looked very much like it was set up for Season 2. We thought it was most successful, well acted - the girls are a bit much sometimes.
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