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BBC’s Mr Loverman has been praised by viewers who have lauded the series on iPlayer as a total hidden gem.
The drama was released on October 14 but has been slowly picking up praise as viewers tune into this heartbreaking series.
The series has become so well received that it has been given a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, the site that’s notoriously critical.
Additionally, the site has received rave reviews from sites including The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, and The Daily Telegraph.
The series focuses on Barrington ‘Barry’ Walker, a closeted gay man who has been in a secret, decades-long affair with his best friend Morris (Ariyon Bakare).
The series is based on a book by Bernadine Evaristo and stars Lennie James as Barry, and actor who is best known for his roles in Line of Duty and The Walking Dead.
The show was released earlier this month (Picture: BBC/Fable Pictures/Des Willie)
Fans have ‘adored’ the series (Picture: BBC/Fable Pictures/Des Willie)
Fans who have watched the series have taken to social media to praise the series, saying it deserved all of the awards.
‘Just finished watching this. I *absolutely* adored this. Beautiful. Powerful. Touching. Triggering. Truly stunning television. Kudos to everyone involved. A brilliant adaptation of a such a necessary novel. I’m so glad it was worth the wait. #MrLoverman @BBCiPlayer,’ said SopeSoetan on X.
‘#MrLoverman the characters are so believable and the acting is superb. Well done for bringing this story to the screen and hope it wins awards,’ said FloellaBenjamin.
DanAlexisWrites commented: ‘Absolutely LOVING episode 4 of #MrLoverman! Glorious writing, direction, performances, and Antigua!
‘As soon as I heard Sharon D. Clarke was going to play ‘Carmel’ I knew this TV adaptation was gonna sing.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾’
Lennie James stars in the BBC’s tender queer romance Mr Loverman (Picture: BBC)
the series is an emotional piece (Picture: BBC/Fable Pictures/Des Willie)
The series takes place across several decades (Picture: BBC)
Speaking to Metro about the show, Lennie commented that the sex scenes were extremely important in the series.
‘What was important for us was that there’s no point in having those intimate moments, there’s no point in having that physical side of the story, unless you’re telling a story through it,’ he said.
‘We took a real responsibility because Bernardine does in the book, and Nathaniel [Price] does in the scripts, of not just telling the emotional love story between Barry and Morris, but also telling the physical love story between Barry and Morris.’
He explained that it was equally important to demonstrate the physical love accurately.
‘Doing our best to depict how they physically loved, and emotionally loved, when they were young boys, very much hiding, very much discovering in the Caribbean, in Antigua. To who they were as married men on the down low in their 30s, and to who they were in their 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.
‘Exploring the different ways that they express their love physically was a large part of our story. It was as important that we got that right as we got everything else right.’
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