Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios) announce further casting for the new ITVX comedic drama, Significant Other. This brand-new series, which explores the unromantic romance of two people whose drastic, but fateful, first meeting turns their lives around, is currently filming in Manchester and will air on ITVX in 2023.
Joining the previously announced leads – Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, Here we Go) and Youssef Kerkour (Stay Close) as the central protagonists Anna and Sam – is a stellar cast including actor and musician Kéllé Bryan (Me and Mrs Jones) as Sam’s wife Shelley, mother of their two children, whose entire world is her family and the real estate job she loves; Mark Heap (Friday Night Dinner, Spaced) as Ray; Ben Bailey Smith (Andor, The Split) takes on the role of Damien; Sue Vincent (Alma’s Not Normal, Mount Pleasant) joins as Gina; Shaun Williamson (EastEnders, Extras) as Johnny; Olivia Poulet (Doc Martin, The Thick of It) as Cathy and Will Ash (Death in Paradise, The Rising) as Paul.
Significant Other is a beautifully unconventional love story told through a comedic lens, the series explores the depths of love, disappointment, and the surprises that life still has to offer. Anna and Sam are two lonely neighbours in their mid-40’s, who embark on a hesitant, obstacle-filled relationship after drastic life events bring them together. These are not your conventional soulmates; Anna, who has given up on love, is defensive and closed off, and Sam, a newly separated father-of-two, is reactive and emotionally vulnerable. But as this strange love story unfolds with wryly observed wit and warmth, could these deeply flawed individuals – both at a time in their lives when change is difficult and rarely expected – influence each other for the better?
Quay Street Productions launched in January 2021, marking a new chapter in the career of BAFTA-award winning producer Nicola Shindler. Sitting within ITV Studios, the label focuses on producing premium drama for the UK and international market, working with the best, new and critically acclaimed writers in the industry to create modern, innovative, and entertaining programming. In addition to Significant Other, Quay Street Productions is currently in production on Russell T Davies’ drama Nolly, starring Helena Bonham Carter.
