Leonard and Hungry Paul, produced by Subotica, is based on the award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name by Rónán Hession and has been adapted for BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer by writers Richie Conroy and Mark Hodkinson. Julia Roberts narrates the series.
Set to air this Autumn, the feel-good series follows two board-gaming friends in their thirties; Leonard, a ghost writer of children’s encyclopaedias, and Hungry Paul, a part-time postal worker who still lives at home, who meander through leafy suburban life finding solace in their quiet routines. The unexpected death of Leonard’s mother, the approaching wedding of Hungry Paul’s sister and a tentative new romance for Leonard prompt both men to meet a world that is suddenly wider and full of unfamiliar possibilities.
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Leonard And Hungry Paul stars Alex Lawther as Leonard, Laurie Kynaston as Hungry Paul and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell as Shelley. Julia Roberts has also joined the cast of the upcoming six-part comedy-drama series as the narrator. Also joining the cast are Helen Behan (The Virtues), Lorcan Cranitch (Bloodlands), Niamh Branigan (Harry Wild), Paul Reid (Sherlock & Daughter), Charlotte McCurry (Say Nothing) and David O’Reilly (Doctors).
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Leonard and Hungry Paul is a Subotica production for BBC Northern Ireland, in association with BBC Comedy, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, and RTÉ, and a co-production with Avalon, who will distribute the show internationally. Eddie Doyle, Senior Head of Commissioning, BBC Northern Ireland, commissioned the series. The Executive Producers are Tristan Orpen Lynch and Aoife O’Sullivan for Subotica, alongside in-house producer Natalie McAuley, with production finance assistance provided by Marc Lorber, The Art of Co-production. The director is Andrew Chaplin.
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