Little Birds S1

Inspired by the erotic tales of Anaïs Nin, Little Birds follows New York heiress Lucy Savage (2021 Emmy nominee Juno Temple from Ted Lasso), fresh off the transatlantic steamer and ready for love and marriage in exotic climes. But when her husband Hugo (Hugh Skinner, aka Harry in Fleabag) does not receive her in the way she expected, she spins off into the surprising, diverse and degenerate world of Tangier in 1955.

Period drama about an ingénue abroad this is not. Instead, Little Birds is a modern tale of a woman losing and then finding herself down a mesmerising rabbit hole. What Lucy discovers is a world in flux, a country quivering on the cusp of independence, populated by the likes of provocative dominatrix Cherifa Lamor (award-winning Lebanese actress Yumna Marwan), who particularly captures Lucy’s imagination.

Edward Rutherford’s cinematography on Little Birds was nominated for both BAFTA and Royal Television Society Awards, with Radio Times hailing it as “sultry and seductive, and a feast for the eyes.”