Big Mood cast, plot and filming locations explained – all about the C4 drama
BIG Mood is a new series landing on Channel 4 that follows two friends navigating adulthood through wicked humour and hard truths.
Written by Camilla Whitehill, here we look at who is set to star in the upcoming comedy.
Who is in the cast of Big Mood?
Nicola Coughlan plays Maggie
Nicola Coughlan plays Maggie, a young woman who battles with mental health.
Coughlan is an Irish actress best known for her roles in Derry Girls and Bridgerton.
She has also starred in the Barbie Movie and Harlots and is set to voice the role of the Playroom Fairy in the movie The Velveteen Rabbit.
Lydia West plays Eddie
Lydia West is a British actress best known for her roles in the BBC One series Years and Years and the Channel 4 series It’s a Sin.
In 2022, she was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Baftas for her role as Jill in It’s a Sin.
In 2023, she made her movie debut in the romcom Love Again and has also lent her voice to several audio productions, including Doctor Who: The Sorcerer of Albion.
Luke Fetherston plays Ryan
Luke Fetherston is a British actor who started his acting career on the West End.
He began his career in film in 2018 and is best known for his leading role in Flowers in the Attic: the Origin.
Away from the world of acting, Luke is a successful model having done shoots for Burberry and signed with Viviens Model Management.
Amalia Vitale plays Anya
Amalia is a British-Italian Writer, Director and Actor.
She is best known for A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019), Making It (2015) and Christmas Eve (2015).
Her theatre performances include The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the Royal Court and War of the Worlds.
Who else is in the cast?
Big Mood also stars Eamon Farren (The Witcher), Freya Parker (Wonka), David Mumeni (Barbie), and Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines).
Bridget Jones’ Diary alum Sally Phillips will star in the series, while Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page will make a guest appearance.
The rest of the cast for Big Mood includes:
- Niamh Cusack
- Kate Fleetwood
- Rob Gilbert
- Rebecca Lowman
- Ukweli Roach
- Amalia Vitale
- Olu Adaeze
- Max Bennett
- Skylar Betteridge
- David Bedella
- Tim Downie
- Ron Donachie
- Sarah Durham
- Lara Grace Ilori
- Neil Edmond
- Amy Gledhill
- Maddie Grace Jepson
What is Big Mood about?
Channel 4 describes the new series as a “vivacious and rebellious portrayal of female friendship when infiltrated by the complexities of a serious mental illness.”
Maggie and Eddie have been friends for over ten years have experienced all the ups and downs that life throws at them.
“But with the rest of their lives looming, careers hanging in the balance, and Maggie’s bipolar disorder making an unwelcome return to form, Eddie begins to question whether this friendship is really in their best interests,” the synopsis teases.
However, “a pivotal point in both their lives” causes the friends re-evaluating everything as they search for “the key to happiness.”
“With their twenties behind them, Maggie and Eddie’s relationship faces the future – can it survive?”
Where was Big Mood filmed?
London
The show is set in London, specifially in Hackney and Dalston.
When asked about the filming location, Nicola Coughlan told the Irish Examiner: “Amazing, because for three weeks of this I was actually still filming Bridgerton. That’s really far away in west London, I live in Hackney.
“So I literally got to roll out of bed, and sometimes not wear any hair and make-up, which I do slightly regret having seen that screener!
“I went: Oh, it is really ugly and bad(!) I would just rock up to set and be like: I’m here, I’m ready!”
How can I watch Big Mood?
Big Mood lands on the box weekly as a double bill on Channel 4.
The series kicks off on Thursday, March 28 2024, at 10 pm and 10.30 pm.
There are six episodes in total.
All episodes will be available as a box set on Channel 4 stream.