Sally Rooney’s second novel, Normal People, was one of the major hits of the first lockdown, turning its stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal into household names.
Now, excitement is building for the dramatisation of Rooney’s debut work, Conversations With Friends, which is premiering on BBC Three in 2022.
Now, the cast of the new series has been announced. Alison Oliver, a recent graduate of drama school The Lir Academy in Dublin, will make her screen debut in the lead role of Frances.
American actress Sasha Lane, known for Andrea Arnold’s American Honey, will play Bobbi; Jemima Kirke of HBO’s Girls will play Melissa; and Joe Alwyn of movie The Favourite will play Nick.
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