You Don't Know Me (TV series)

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You Don't Know Me
GenreCrime drama
Based onYou Don't Know Me
by Imran Mahmood
Written by Tom Edge
Directed by Sarmad Masud
Starring Samuel Adewunmi
Sophie Wilde
Composer Stephen Rennicks
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Ruth Kenley-Letts
  • Neil Blair
  • Jenny Van Der Lande
  • Kate Crowe
  • Lucy Richer
Producers
  • Jules Hussey
  • Rienkje Attoh
Production locationEngland
Production companySnowed-In Productions
Original release
Network BBC One
Release5 December (2021-12-05) 
13 December 2021 (2021-12-13)

You Don't Know Me is a British four-part crime drama television series. It is based on the 2017 crime novel of the same name by Imran Mahmood. The first episode premiered on BBC One on 5 December 2021, with the series available to stream on BBC iPlayer following broadcast. It had an international release on Netflix on 17 June 2022. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

On trial for killing a drug dealer, Hero (Adewunmi) tries to convince the court of his innocence. To do so, he provides context which ties into his tumultuous relationship with Kyra (Wilde), and how it led to murder.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1" [3] Sarmad Masud Tom Edge 5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)4.23
2"Episode 2" [4] Sarmad MasudTom Edge6 December 2021 (2021-12-06)3.46
3"Episode 3" [5] Sarmad MasudTom Edge12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)3.97
4"Episode 4" [6] Sarmad MasudTom Edge13 December 2021 (2021-12-13)3.62

Production

Development

It was announced in February 2020 that Snowed-In Productions would adapt Mahmood's novel for the BBC with Tom Edge as writer and Sarmad Masud as director. [7] Jules Hussey is series producer and Rienkje Attoh is producer. Set to executive produce are Kate Crowe and Lucy Richer of the BBC as well as Ruth Kenley-Letts, Neil Blair, and Jenny Van Der Lande.

Casting

Bukky Bakray joined the cast in March 2021. [8]

Filming

Principal photography began in February 2021 in Birmingham. [9]

Release

First look images were revealed in May 2021. [10] The BBC released a trailer on 16 November 2021. [1]

Reception

Ed Cumming from The Independent gave the first episode four out of five stars, commending the clever storytelling. [11] Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian awarded the first episode three stars out of five, praising the performances but criticizing the pacing and format. [12]

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