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Mayflies

Summary Suffering from terminal cancer, Tully (Tony Curran) asks his best friend Jimmy "Noodles" (Martin Compston) to help him on his secret final trip to Switzerland in Andrea Gibb's adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's novel of the same name. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 28 Dec 2022 and to air in the US on Acorn TV on 30 Oct 2023...

  • 2022
  • Acorn TV
  • 2022
  • Acorn TV

Mayflies

Season 1 Premiere: Dec 27, 2022
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Suffering from terminal cancer, Tully (Tony Curran) asks his best friend Jimmy "Noodles" (Martin Compston) to help him on his secret final trip to Switzerland in Andrea Gibb's adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's novel of the same name. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 28 Dec 2022 and to air in the US on Acorn TV on 30 Oct 2023...

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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100
Oct 16, 2023
It was lyrical and profound, a two-hour meditation on male friendship and childhood bonds, which can sometimes prove as grand a passion as romantic love. It was also a study of what constitutes a "good" death and the importance of dignity in the midst of suffering.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 31, 2023
Mayflies is an affecting story of a friendship tested by end-of-life issues, with some fantastic performances from Compston, Curran and Jensen.
By Joel Keller FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 16, 2023
This story of departures – from home, from life – couldn’t cast too gloomy a pall. It was also a warm, sentimental hymn to friendship with all its rites and reference points (De Niro, Dalglish, Aztec Camera).
By Jasper Rees FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 16, 2023
Tender, to a fault, Mayflies poignantly captures life's terminal evanescence.
By Nick Hilton FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 16, 2023
Anchored by Compston's thoughtful and big-hearted performance opposite Tony Curran, it was a beautifully raw portrait of male friendship and the struggle, which kicks in from middle age onwards, to come to terms with mortality.
By Ed Power FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 16, 2023
Anyone who has witnessed a loved one’s struggle for dignity and control amid the general rout of death, or been at a wedding where one of the couple is dying, will find the drama resonates.
By Stuart Jeffries FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 16, 2023
When a story is as slight as this, and particularly when it's so emotionally distressing, character is everything, and these characters needed more time to be thoroughly explored. However, in the end it must be noted that emotionally the denouement simply works.
By James Hibbs FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Synchronicity Films
  • BBC Scotland
Initial Release Date: Dec 27, 2022
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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Awards

BAFTA Awards, Scotland
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Royal Television Society Scotland Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Seoul International Drama Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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