The drama from Hugo Blick stars Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Erin Doherty, and Tom Burke
Author: Gabriella Geisinger
Published: 18 Jun 2025
The BBC has announced California Avenue, a six part drama from Hugo Blick, of The English, The Honourable Woman, and Marion and Geoff with filming beginning later this summer in and around Hertfordshire.
The series stars Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, Erin Doherty, and Tom Burke with further casting to be announcned.
California Avenue is set in a secluded canal-side caravan park in the English countryside when Lela (Erin Doherty) and her 11-year-old child, both on the run, arrive looking for refuge.
Bill Nighy and Helena Bonham Carter star as Jerry and Eddie, Lela’s parents, while Tom Burke co-stars as showman outcast, Cooper.
The series reunites Hugo Blick, Drama Republic, Eight Rooks and the BBC following The English, The Honourable Woman and Black Earth Rising.
California Avenue is created, written, and directed by Blick. The producer is Colin Wratten (The English, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth), and the executive producers are Hugo Blick for Eight Rooks, Greg Brenman for Drama Republic, Bill Nighy, Helena Bonham Carter, and Lucy Richer for the BBC. T
The series is produced by Drama Republic, makers of One Day and Doctor Foster. Mediawan Rights and Entourage Media will distribute the series internationally.
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