Tom Hollander & Saskia Reeves To Star In BBC One’s ‘Us’; Iain De Caestecker & Sofie Gråbøl Also Cast
Tom Hollander (Baptiste, The Night Manager) and Saskia Reeves (Luther, Shetland), have been tapped to star in Us, BBC One's four-part drama that is based on David Nicholls' novel of the same name. Hollander will play Douglas Petersen, while Reeves has been cast as Connie. Us tells the story of Douglas Petersen, who is blindsided when his wife Connie tells him that she’s not sure she wants to be married to him anymore. Agreeing to still go on their planned family grand tour of Europe, Douglas vows to win back the love of his wife and repair his troubled relationship with their son Albie. 
The BBC has found their Charles Sobhraj. Tahar Rahim, who recently starred as FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan in Hulu's The Looming Tower, has signed on to play Sobhraj in the BBC One's eight episode limited series The Serpent. Netflix has also boarded as co-producer and will serves as the show's broadcaster outside of the UK. 
Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey), Peter Davison (Doctor Who), Adrian Lester (Trauma), Victoria Hamilton (Doctor Foster), Rachael Stirling (The Bletchley Circle) have been cast in Life, BBC One's upcoming six episode drama series from Doctor Foster and Trauma scribe Mike Bartlett. 
BBC One has handed out a four episode order to You Are What You Wear, a fashion makeover series fronted by Rylan Clark-Neal. “I'm thrilled to be fronting a new series on BBC One, and can't wait to help people from all walks of life find their sense of style and be proud of what they see when they look in the mirror", Rylan said. 
BBC One has ordered Sitting In Limbo, a feature length drama inspired by the Windrush immigration scandal. It is being penned by Stephen S. Thompson and is based on the true story of his brother Anthony Bryan and his personal struggle to be accepted as a British Citizen. 
The fifth and final season of Poldark will premiere on BBC One on Sunday July 14th at 9pm, it has been announced. 
BBC One is adding to the cast of Our Girl. Danny-Boy Hatchard, who played Lee Carter on EastEnders between 2014 and 2017, has joined the military drama for its upcoming fourth season. “I’m buzzing to be joining the iconic 2 Section", Danny-Boy said. "Our Girl has always done a fantastic job representing our British troops, so I can’t wait to help tell more really cool stories.”