BAFTA-Nominated ‘Rocks’ Actor Bukky Bakray to Star in BBC and Netflix Drama ‘You Don’t Know Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Manori Ravindran International EditorOne of the bright lights of this year’s awards season, BAFTA best actress nominee Bukky Bakray of the film “Rocks” will star in forthcoming BBC One and Netflix drama “You Don’t Know Me.”Produced by Snowed-In Production and co-produced with Netflix, the show has now begun filming in Birmingham.

The project is an adaptation of Imran Mahmood’s bestselling novel, and is written by “The Crown” and “Judy” writer Tom Edge.Directed by Sarmad Masud (“My Pure Land,” “Bulletproof”), the four-part drama turns on a young man named Hero (Samuel Adewunmi) who, with overwhelming evidence against him, stands accused of murder.

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