{"id":27400,"date":"2022-12-19T17:42:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1757872"},"modified":"2022-12-19T17:57:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:57:01","slug":"mayflies-release-date-cast-and-news-for-martin-compston-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/mayflies-release-date-cast-and-news-for-martin-compston-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayflies: Release date, cast and news for Martin Compston drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 19 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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New Scottish BBC drama Mayflies, which is based on the 2020 book of the same name, airs this month, and is set to tell a heartbreaking tale of friendship, love and loyalty.<\/p>\n

The series stars The Rig\u2019s Martin Compston, who recently called the series<\/a> \u201cby far the most emotionally challenging job I\u2019ve ever done\u201d.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s joined in the drama by real-life friend Tony Curran, with the pair talking with RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press about the \u201cterrifying\u201d<\/a> nature of adapting a beloved book and awaiting the fans\u2019 response.<\/p>\n

But when will the two-part series be released, what is it about and who else stars with Compston and Curran? Read on for everything you need to know about Mayflies on BBC One.<\/p>

When will Mayflies be released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Martin Compston as Jimmy and Tony Curran as Tully in Mayflies.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/\u00a9 Synchronicity Films<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Mayflies will be made up of two parts and is set to air over two nights during the Christmas period.<\/p>\n

The first episode will air at 9pm on BBC One on Wednesday 28th December<\/strong>, while the second will air one day after, at 9pm on Thursday 29th December<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For viewers in Scotland, they will get to see the drama a day early, as episode 1 will air on BBC Scotland at 10pm on Tuesday 27th December and episode 2 will air on the channel at 10pm on Wednesday 28th.<\/p>\n

What is Mayflies about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Limbo (Matt Littleson), Young Jimmy (Rian Gordon), Young Tully (Tom Glynn-Carney), Young Hogg (Paul Gorman) and Young Tibbs (Mitchell Robertson) in Mayflies.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/\u00a9 Synchronicity Films<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Mayflies is based on the 2020 novel of the same name by Andrew O\u2019Hagan<\/a>, and tells the story of lifelong friends Jimmy and Tully.<\/p>\n

The official synopsis for the series says: \u201cEveryone has a Tully Dawson (Tony Curran) \u2013 the friend who defines your life. In the summer of 1986, in a small Scottish town, Jimmy (Martin Compston) and Tully ignite a brilliant friendship based on music, films and the rebel spirit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith school over and the locked world of their fathers before them, they rush towards the climax of their youth \u2013 a magical weekend in Manchester, the epicentre of everything that inspires them in working-class Britain. There, against the greatest soundtrack ever recorded, a vow is made: to go at life differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirty years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news, and a request that will test their friendship, love, and loyalty to the limit\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cMayflies is a memorial to youth\u2019s euphoria and to everyday tragedy. A tender goodbye to an old union, it discovers the joy and the costs of love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayflies cast \u2013 who stars with Martin Compston?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Anna (Ashley Jensen) and Tully (Tony Curran) in Mayflies.<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Synchronicity Films\/Jamie Simpson<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Mayflies stars Martin Compston (Line of Duty<\/a>) and Tony Curran (Your Honour<\/a>) in the central roles as Jimmy and Tully, while Ashley Jensen (set to star in Shetland<\/a>) and Tracy Ifeachor (Showtrial<\/a>) plays Tully\u2019s partner Anna and Jimmy\u2019s wife Iona respectively.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Rian Gordon (Karen Pirie<\/a>) and Tom Glynn-Carney (SAS Rogue Heroes<\/a>) fill out major roles as the younger versions of Jimmy and Tully.<\/p>\n

The full cast for Mayflies is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n