Wanderlust (British TV series)

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Wanderlust
Genre Drama
Created by Nick Payne
Written byNick Payne
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersRoanna Benn
Jude Liknaitzky
Lucy Richer
ProducerKate Crowther
CinematographyBen Wheeler
EditorJohnny Rayner / Gary Dollner
Running time56 minutes
Production companyDrama Republic
Original release
Network BBC One (UK)
Netflix (international)
Release4 September (2018-09-04) –
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)

Wanderlust is a British television drama miniseries written by Nick Payne and directed by Luke Snellin and Lucy Tcherniak. The series is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix, with BBC One airing the first episode on 4 September 2018 in the United Kingdom, and Netflix streaming the show outside the UK. [1] It began airing on 19 October 2018 on Netflix. [2] The miniseries consists of six episodes. [3]

Contents

Plot

Joy Richards, a therapist, is injured in a traffic accident. The accident was caused in part by distraction upon her sighting a former patient of hers, Emily. Emily's husband, Josh (who was also a patient in couples therapy), died by suicide during the treatment. Joy's injuries and her recovery from them exacerbate the marital difficulties she is having with her husband, Alan. Joy meets Marvin at physical therapy, and they have a fling. Alan confesses an affair with a colleague, Claire. Rather than become mutually acrimonious, Joy suggests an open marriage as a solution to their difficulties. Joy's affair with Marvin ends but she rekindles romance with her (now married) former boyfriend Lawrence. Alan detests Lawrence because Joy had cheated on Alan previously with Lawrence. Episode 5 consists mainly of a long session with Joy's own therapist (Angela), during which Joy comes to realize her self-destructive promiscuity is a sublimation to avoid the real issues in her life: bereavement from her mother's death and guilt over the suicide of her patient, Josh.

Cast

Reviews

The series was described by the Evening Standard as a "meandering polyamory drama". [5]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [6] U.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1" Luke Snellin Nick Payne 4 September 2018 (2018-09-04)(UK)
19 October 2018 (U.S.) [2] 		4.69 million [7]
2"Episode 2"Luke SnellinNick Payne11 September 2018 (2018-09-11)Less than 3.94 million [7]
3"Episode 3"Luke SnellinNick Payne18 September 2018 (2018-09-18)Less than 4.18 million [7]
4"Episode 4"Lucy TcherniakNick Payne25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)N/A
5"Episode 5"Lucy TcherniakNick Payne2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)N/A
6"Episode 6"Lucy TcherniakNick Payne9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)N/A

Soundtrack

  1. Honey, Let Me Know - MarthaGunn
  2. Regulate (feat. Nate Dogg) - Warren G
  3. As I Am - Curtis Harding
  4. What Would You Do - Joan As Police Woman
  5. Heartbeat - Alice Boman
  6. Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby - Cigarettes After Sex
  7. I'm So Sorry - Aldous Harding
  8. Home - Joe Goddard
  9. (other episodes here: [8] )

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  8. ↑ "Wanderlust Staffel 1: Alle Songs mit Szenen-Beschreibungen". 27 October 2018.
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