THE NEW NORMAL
When Alison Oliver found out that she had landed the lead part in Conversations With Friends, she sat in her bedroom and stared at the wall in a daze. She had no on-screen credits to her name, receiving the offer the day after graduating from drama school. Playing Frances in the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s debut novel was going to spin her life into another stratosphere altogether. “Honestly, I’ve never felt shock like that!” she tells Total Film over Zoom. “Getting to do that for my first big role just felt so special.”
You can’t blame Oliver for needing a moment to let it all sink in. is the eagerly awaited follow-up to , BBC Three and Hulu’s beguiling drama that was based on the Irish author’s second novel. The intoxicating romance was one of the standout shows of 2020, watched by millions of viewers. It made stars out of its two unknown leads, Daisy Edgar-Jones