Mayflies viewers left ‘utterly destroyed’ by Martin Compston’s BBC drama
MAYFLIES viewers have been left ‘utterly destroyed’ by Martin Compston’s BBC drama.
The two-part series started on BBC One last night, and sees Line of Duty star Martin play Jimmy, aka Noodles.
He co-stars alongside Tony Curran, who plays his high school best friend Tully.
The drama is based on Andrew O’Hagan’s 2020 book of the same name and sees Tully find out he has terminal cancer, before asking his best pal to help him get to Switzerland to end his own life.
While the topics of terminal illness and euthanasia are serious and thought-provoking, the drama handles both with care and also includes some much needed humour along the way.
While some fans are watching the drama episodically, others have binged watched the two-parter on iPlayer, but either way, they’ve been left in bits.
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Taking to Twitter, one emotional viewer tweeted: “@martin_compston @TonyCurran69, just sat through 2 hours of #Mayflies.
“Absolutely incredible stuff, utterly powerful and moving. I’m emotionally drained just from watching it, the shooting must’ve taken a heavy toll on you guys.”
Another added: “What a devastatingly beautiful piece of drama #Mayflies the acting all around was outstanding & the ending just finished me off.”
A third tweeted: “What an adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s #Mayflies. Sensitive, devastating, superb and beautiful.
“I knew it would be a hard one. Utterly destroyed. So glad one of my all time fav books ever was handled with such care. Just going to weep alone for a while now.”
They weren’t alone, as another fan shared: “Absolutely brilliant the cast & script A real tear jerker and extremely thought provoking.”
Meanwhile a fifth tweeted: “Finished watching #Mayflies & I’m in tears. Outstanding show! Really makes you think of how precious life is.”
Mayflies continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One, while both episodes are available now on BBC iPlayer.