''Everything I Know About Love'' is a British comedy-drama television series based on Dolly Alderton's fictionalised memoir of the same name, adapted by Alderton herself and produced by Working Title Television for

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. The seven-part series premiered on 7 June 2022 in the UK. The series later premiered on

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streaming service in the US on 25 August 2022, with all seven parts dropping at once together.

Cast

Emma Appleton Emma Jill Appleton is an English actress and model. She starred in the Channel 4 spy thriller '' Traitors'' (2019) and the BBC adaptation of ''Everything I Know About Love'' (2022). She also appeared in the BBC Three thriller ''Clique'' (2017) ...

as Maggie *

Bel Powley Isobel Dorothy Powley (born 7 March 1992) is an English actress. Powley was born and raised in London, where she was educated at Holland Park School. She began acting as a teenager on television, starring on the CBBC action television series '' ...

as Birdy *

Marli Siu Marli Siu (born 11 March 1993) is a Scottish actress. Her films include ''Anna and the Apocalypse'' (2017), ''Our Ladies'' (2019), and ''Run'' (2019), the latter of which won her a Scottish BAFTA. On television, Siu has appeared in the spy thril ...

as Nell * Aliyah Odoffin as Amara * Connor Finch as Street Baxter * Ryan Bown as Nathan * Jordan Peters as Neil *

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as Joan *

Alexander Lincoln Alexander Lincoln (born 21 January 1994) is a British actor best known for his portrayals of Jamie Tate in ''Emmerdale'' from 2019-2021 and Mark Newton in a 2022 romantic drama film '' In from the Side''. Career Lincoln made his television debu ...

as Rege * Jill Halfpenny as Roisin

Production

The adaptation was announced at the May 2021 BBC Drama Preview and as part of Working Title Television's then upcoming slate. Alderton herself would write the series and China Moo-Young would direct. Producers included

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, Surian Fletcher-Jones, and Jo McClellan. It was announced in August 2021 that

and

would star in the series alongside

, Aliyah Odoffin, Jordan Peters, Connor Finch, and Ryan Bown. Principal photography took place in

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Reception

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reported a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 7.8/10, based on 18 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Frothy and a tad bit frivolous, ''Everything I Know About Love'' is less about lessons learned than the joy of the journey -- and it's an absolute blast in the bargain."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 15290226 2022 British television series debuts BBC television dramas Television shows based on British novels Television series set in 2012 Television shows set in London Television series by Working Title Television