The Pursuit of Love (TV series)

The Pursuit of Love is an upcoming romance drama miniseries written and directed by Emily Mortimer based on the novel of the same name by Nancy Mitford. It will premiere on 9 May 2021

Premise
Follows two friends as they navigate their lives and friendship as they both desire separate things in life.

Cast

 * Lily James as Linda Radlett
 * Andrew Scott as Lord Merlin
 * Emily Beecham as Fanny Logan
 * Dominic West as Uncle Matthew
 * Dolly Wells as Aunt Sadie
 * Beattie Edmondson as Louisa Radlett
 * Assaad Bouab as Fabrice de Sauveterre
 * Shazad Latif as Alfred Wincham
 * Freddie Fox as Tony Kroesig
 * Emily Mortimer as The Bolter
 * Georgina Morgan as Young Fanny

Production
It was announced in December 2019 that the BBC had commissioned the series, an adaptation of the 1945 Nancy Mitford novel. Emily Mortimer was announced as writer and director of the series, with Lily James starring.

Filming on the series had initially begun in the spring of 2020, but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It would resume in July in Bristol and Bath, Somerset, with the cast additions of Andrew Scott, Emily Beecham, Dominic West, Dolly Wells, Beattie Edmondson, Assaad Bouab, Shazad Latif and Freddie Fox, and Amazon Studios joining the project as a co-produce