The BBC has announced the all-star cast of its upcoming drama Two Weeks in August.
Written and created by Catherine Shepherd, the eight-part series centres on a group of friends who "reconnect and uncover more about themselves and each other than they ever expected" while holidaying together in Greece.
Call the Midwife's Jessica Raine has been cast as Zoe, who is described as "a woman pulled in every direction and hoping this holiday will be the tonic she and her family need".
She is joined by The Split star Damien Molony as her "troubled husband" Dan, For Life's Nicholas Pinnock as their old friend Solomon, and The Good Doctor's Antonia Thomas as his new wife Jess.
Other cast members include Leila Farzad and Hugh Skinner as their university friends Nat and Jacob.
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Rounding out the ensemble are Dolly Wells, Tom Goodman-Hill, Dylan Brady, Maria Almeida, Khalil Gharbia, Florence Banks, Sonny Poon Tip and Cassius Hackforth.
Two Weeks in August will follow Zoe as she goes on holiday with her family and friends to "rediscover joy in her life".
However, when Zoe begins to act on her deepest desires, the holiday she hoped for "becomes a reckoning for a group of adults who refuse to grow up".
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The official synopsis continues: "When they discover they are trapped on the island, and become faced with real life-or-death situations, the group soon turn on each other to find out who is to blame.
"Is Zoe responsible for the drama and destruction around her or, as heaven turns to hell, are bigger forces at play? We are in Greece after all, the land of the ancient Gods…"
The series, which is currently filming in Malta and Gozo, is being directed by Tom George and Matthew Moore.
Raine has described the story as "brilliant", "epic" and "tragic", while Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, said that watching the group's reunion "unfold across eight sun-soaked episodes will be irresistible."
Two Weeks in August will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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