'Paradise becomes Hell': intense new BBC iPlayer thriller Two Weeks in August is the new TV show you need to stream this weekend — and cast confirm episodes get 'weirder' the more you watch
As I immediately tell cast members Jessica Raine, Damien Molony, Antonia Thomas and Nicholas Pinnock, I don't always think it's a good idea to holiday with friends. Watching their unhinged new BBC iPlayer drama Two Weeks in August only confirms that further.
Across its eight episodes, a group of university friends reunites for a long-awaited summer holiday, but marriage, children, and mental health struggles have reshaped their relationships. In a nutshell, it's like if Love Islandmet ill-fated 2000s reality TV show Holiday Showdown.
Throughout the first few episodes, it's fun to work out exactly when you'd have booked a flight back to Stansted Airport when things start going awry. For me, it's when Jess (Thomas) casually asks each couple to put €200 into a pot for dinner funds as if it's chump change. But while annoying, the stakes are still low.
Where Two Weeks in August eventually takes...
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