Sweetpea

Series Details:

Cast & Character:

• Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis
• Jon Pointing as Craig
• Nicôle Lecky as Julia
• Lorraine Burroughs as Claudia
• Jeremy Swift as Norman
• Tim Samuels as Phil
• Lydia Whitehead as Lana
• Calam Lynch as AJ
• Leah Harvey as Marina
• Nitin Ganatra as Rory
• Dustin Demri-Burns as Jeff
• Alexander Bellinfantie as Andy
• Elliot Cable as Shaun
• Ingrid Oliver as DI St John
• Jessye Romeo as Anni
• Lucy Heath as Lucille
• Jessica Brindle as Pidge
• Dino Kelly as Marcus
• Olivia Brady as Donna
• Alexandra Dowling as Seren
• Amelie Bea Smith as Teen Rhiannon
• Lily Morales-Lee as Teen Julia
• Coco Sully as Teen Seren
• Judi Love as Stella
• Rachel Lumberg as Debs
• Luke McGibney as Mike
• Marissa Hussain as Bar Woman
• Matthew Hawksley as Manspreader
• Gillian Axtell as Mrs. Wheeler
• Omar Ibrahim as Police Officer
• Luke Kempner as Keith
• Darcy Hurlock as Young Seren
• Sam Ducane as Manspreader 2
• Lottie Lee as Young Rhiannon
• Gavin Duff as Alan
• Mimo Miyagi as Cameo’s Club Girl 2
• David Bark-Jones as Tommy
• William Andrews as Dave
• Camille Coduri as Carol On Tuesdays
• Gurjot Dhaliwal as Nurse
• Alistair Green as Celebrant
• Victor Itang as Waiter
• Loris Scarpa as Surveyor Neil
• Polly Kemp as Aunty Brenda
• James Craze as Ryan
• Manoj Anand as Bus Passenger
• Demii Lee Walker as Cameo’s Club Girl

Storyline:

Rhiannon escaped a childhood of bullying to lead a quiet life as an admin assistant at a local newspaper, living with her father and dog. However, her father’s death leads to a chance encounter with a stranger that changes everything.

About Series:

Sweetpea is a dark comedy-drama television series created by Kirstie Swain for Sky Atlantic. An adaptation of the book of the same name by CJ Skuse, it stars Ella Purnell in the lead role.

Skuse’s novel was optioned in 2017 by See-Saw Films. In 2019, Sky Atlantic came onboard the project and Patrick Walters, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning and Emile Sherman were set as executive produceer for See-Saw Films, with Liz Lewin as an executive producer for Sky Studios. Kirstie Swain has adapted the book. In 2020, it was revealed to be an eight-part series.

Filming took place in Southend-on-Sea in November and December 2023 with filming locations including Southend Observation Tower on Pier Hill, Western Esplanade’s Cliff Lift and theme park Adventure Island. Filming also took place near the River Colne in Oxhey Park, Watford.

The series premiered on 10 October 2024 on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV in the United Kingdom and on Starz in the US and Canada. Ahead of the series premiere, a full trailer was revealed in September 2024.

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