Paul Mescal is fast becoming one of the biggest stars around after his lead turn in last year's Gladiator II, and tonight you can go back to (almost) the very beginning of his career.
After he broke through with Normal People, Mescal's second movie role was the underseen Irish drama God's Creatures where he starred alongside Emily Watson and Aisling Franciosi.
The movie is set in an Irish fishing village where a mother (Watson) is torn between protecting her beloved son (Mescal) and her own sense of right and wrong, leading to a lie she tells for him ripping apart their family.
If that sounds like something you want to see, God's Creatures airs tonight at 11.06pm on BBC Two, following a short introduction from BBC 6Music film critic Rhianna Dhillon.
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Don't worry if that's too late for a movie viewing, even on a Friday evening, as God's Creatures will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer shortly after broadcast. It will be available to see on the streaming service for the next year.
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Directed by Anna Rose Holmer and Saela Davis, God's Creatures is written by Shane Crowley based on a story by Crowley and Fodhla Cronin-O’Reilly
The movie is part of BBC Film and the BFI's British Film Premiere season on BBC Two, which brings viewers a brand new terrestrial premiere every Friday night, as well as a collection of shorts on BBC iPlayer.
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Blue Jean kicked off the new season last week and is available to watch right now on BBC iPlayer.
The BBC has already confirmed the upcoming premieres in this season which are as follows: Pretty Red Dress (February 28), Aisha (March 7), Medusa Deluxe (March 14) and Sweet Sue (March 21).
God's Creatures airs tonight at 11.06pm on BBC Two, and will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer shortly after broadcast.
Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.
