Conversations with Friends will be arriving on TV soon and some familiar faces are starring in the BBC Three series. The Sally Rooney adaptation - a 12-episode mini series - had been in the pipeline since the success of Normal People, the adaptation of Rooney's second novel.
It is set in Dublin and tells the story of Frances and Bobbi, two college students who became best friends after a long-term relationship together. The pair meet couple Melissa and Nick, who are in their early thirties. All of their lives become entangled as Frances grows close to Nick and Bobbi gets closer to Melissa.
Conversations with Friends will be available on BBC Three from Sunday (May 15). It will also be available on Hulu for American fans. The cast was announced back in February and includes one newcomer and a couple of faces you will probably recognise.
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Frances: Alison Oliver
Alison, from Cork, plays Frances, a student who performs spoken-word poetry with best friend and ex-girlfriend Bobbi and becomes romantically involved with a married man, Nick. This will be one of Alison's first on-screen roles, but she has previously appeared in various theatre productions, such as The Merchant of Venice.
She will also star alongside Michael Sheen in Best Interest, a four-part BBC One series which is coming out in 2023.
Bobbi Connolly: Sasha Lane
Sasha, 26, will be playing Bobbi, France's ex-girlfriend and now best friend. Bobbi grows close to Nick's wife Melissa. Sasha was born and grew up in Texas.
She started off her acting career with award-winning movie American Honey, in 2016, which starred Shia LaBeouf, while she also played Alice Monaghan in 2019 movie Hellboy. More recently she played Hunter C-20 in the Disney+ Marvel series Loki, acting alongside Tom Hiddleston.
Nick Conway: Joe Alwyn
English actor Joe Alwyn portrays Nick, an actor and Melissa's husband, who has an affair with Frances. Originally from Tunbridge Wells, Joe played in The Favourite, Mary Queen of Scots and Harriet. He is also known for being singer Taylor Swift's partner of six years and co-writing some of her songs including Exile and Betty.
The 31-year-old's first big part came in 2016 when he played the lead role in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, acting alongside Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel and Steve Martin. Mostly known as a film actor, Conversations With Friends will be one of his first major TV roles.
Melissa Conway: Jemima Kirke
Jemima, 37, plays Melissa, a photographer and essayist who notices Frances and Bobbi as they are performing spoken-word poetry. Jemima is an English-American actress and director who is best known for portraying Jessa Johansson on series Girls, created by Lena Dunham, and Hope Haddon in Sex Education.
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