Written by Jack Thorne (Help, His Dark Materials), Best Interests follows the pair as they begin a legal fight against their daughter\u2019s doctors, who believe Nicci and Andrew\u2019s child should be allowed to die.<\/p>\n
The four-parter will explore what it means to be a couple \u201cdriven apart by having to make choices no parent would ever want to make\u201d said the BBC.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho decides? And in whose best interests will it be?\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Horgan and Sheen are joined by The Watcher\u2019s<\/a> Noma Dumezweni, Holby City\u2019s Chizzy Akudolu, Bodyguard\u2019s Pippa Haywood, Gangs of London\u2019s<\/a> Lucian Msamati and His Dark Materials<\/a> star Mat Fraser.<\/p>\n You can also expect to see Des McAleer (Hope Street), Gary Beadle (Grantchester), Jack Morris (Strike), Shane Zaza (Happy Valley) and Lisa McGrillis (Mum).<\/p> On joining the project, Horgan said that Best Interests \u201cbroke\u201d her when she first read the script. \u201cCOVID seems to have shone a closer light on the desperate inequalities that exist for our disabled community, so this felt very timely,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Sheen praised Thorne, describing him as \u201can extraordinary writer\u201d who has approached the \u201cincredibly important and urgent subject with humanity, honesty and humour\u201d.<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cI feel very fortunate to be part of this production and to work with the brilliant Sharon Horgan and some of the most talented actors around.<\/p>\n Best Interests will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2023. <\/strong>For more news, interviews and features, visit our\u00a0Drama<\/a> hub, or find something to watch now with our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale\u00a0<\/strong>now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Saturday, 03 December 2022 at 12:00 am Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen star as parents fighting to keep their daughter alive in the BBC\u2019s upcoming drama Best Interests. A teaser image, shared exclusively by RadioTimes.com, shows the Bad Sisters and Good Omens stars as Nicci and Andrew, a married couple dealing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":26556,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/sharon-horgan-and-michael-sheen-drama-best-interests-unveils-first-look.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/sharon-horgan-and-michael-sheen-drama-best-interests-unveils-first-look-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/sharon-horgan-and-michael-sheen-drama-best-interests-unveils-first-look-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/sharon-horgan-and-michael-sheen-drama-best-interests-unveils-first-look.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/sharon-horgan-and-michael-sheen-drama-best-interests-unveils-first-look.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/sharon-horgan-and-michael-sheen-drama-best-interests-unveils-first-look.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/sharon-horgan-and-michael-sheen-drama-best-interests-unveils-first-look.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Saturday, 03 December 2022 at 12:00 am Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen star as parents fighting to keep their daughter alive in the BBC\u2019s upcoming drama Best Interests. A teaser image, shared exclusively by RadioTimes.com, shows the Bad Sisters and Good Omens stars as Nicci and Andrew, a married couple dealing…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/26555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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