An unashamedly romantic drama, following on-off lovers across 20 years. It’s a description that not only applies to the new Netflix adaptation of David Nicholls’ novel One Day, but also neatly sums up Channel 4’s Alice & Jack, which swoons on to television screens tonight. Yes, you wait ages for a decades-spanning love story and two come along at once, like buses painted love-heart red. Perfectly timetabled for Valentine’s Day, too.
TV romance is back and viewers are falling for it hard. One Day has been Netflix’s most-watched UK show since it was released a week ago. Like Nicholls’ global bestseller, it revisits two will-they-or-won’t-they friends annually on St Swithin’s Day, 15 July, the date they first met at their graduation ball at the University of Edinburgh. The hit series isn’t just fan-pleasingly faithful to the novel but boasts a sublime soundtrack and superb performances.
