Aftersun
Jim (Peter Capaldi) and Sue (Sarah Parish) married young and 20 years later find themselves on holiday in Spain – an anniversary present from their children – with very little to say to each other.
Jim can't bear to be separated from his mobile and his business; and while Sue wants to relax with a chick-lit novel, Jim's idea of fun is immersing himself in a heavyweight historical biography.
On discovering that their pool is shared with the adjacent villa, they do all they can to keep themselves to themselves, but the glamorous young couple next door soon bring a new perspective to Jim and Sue's relationship.
Felipe (Juan Pablo Di Pace) has just asked Esther (Anna Madeley) to marry him and their apparently blossoming relationship throws Jim and Sue's into stark relief.
They frolic by the pool, sing songs to each other and are young love personified.
Jim and Sue's holiday, meanwhile, goes from bad to worse when Sue falls asleep in the sun and suffers severe sunburn.
Locked out of the sun in their villa, Sue and Felipe soon start to confide in each other and she discovers that his relationship with Esther may not be love's young dream after all.
And while Jim is initially impressed with the young and beautiful Esther, he soon discovers that her cooking and singing leave a lot to be desired!
Jim is played by Peter Capaldi, Sue by Sarah Parish, Felipe by Juan Pablo Di Pace and Esther by Anna Madeley.
Aftersun's writer, David Nicholls, has previously written the hit comedy dramas Cold Feet, I Saw You and Rescue Me and last year adapted Much Ado About Nothing for BBC ONE's Shakespeare: Retold season.
A Tiger Aspect Production.
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