BBC and Starz have commissioned You Are Here, an eight part adaptation of the novel by David Nicholls. Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen lead the cast as Marnie and Michael. The production is a co production between the BBC and Starz, with Element Pictures, a Fremantle company, serving as the production house.
David Nicholls, who previously wrote One Day and Starter for Ten, has written the scripts for the series. Lenny Abrahamson is attached to direct. The plot follows two characters who begin a relationship while walking the Coast to Coast trail from the Lake District to Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire.
Filming is scheduled to take place in the Lake District and around Manchester. Lindsay Salt, BBC Director of Drama, confirmed the casting of Foy and Macfadyen. Ed Guiney is an executive producer for Element Pictures.
The production company Element Pictures previously produced Normal People and Poor Things. Lenny Abrahamson also directed Normal People and Room. Claire Foy most recently appeared in All of Us Strangers and The Crown. Matthew Macfadyen is known for his role in Succession. The series is based on a best selling novel of the same name.