The BBC and Firebird Pictures (Wilderness, The Jetty, Outrageous) have released a series of first look pictures for Wild Cherry, BAFTA-award winning Nicôle Lecky’s highly anticipated second drama coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One

Meet Lorna (Carmen Ejogo), a self-made, successful, mixed black businesswoman from North West London who has worked hard to be where she is – and best friend Juliet (Eve Best), a woman born into the privileged gated community they both call home. Daughters Grace (Imogen Faires) and Allegra (Amelia May) are BFFs and live a life other teenagers can only dream of. A safe haven for the superrich and their little darlings, Richford Lake is a place where bad things never happen…

Until, that is, Grace and Allegra are implicated in a shocking scandal at their exclusive private school and Juliet and Lorna are forced to take sides, pushing their friendship to breaking point. As toxic secrets and lies ripple through the idyllic town, the facade starts to fracture, threatening to reveal the deep-seated elitism and ugliness lurking beneath.

Set in a private enclave in the Home Counties, the six-part series is a provocative and deliciously honest look at mother/daughter relationships amidst the whirlwind of social media, hidden apps and relentless peer pressure that asks: how far will we go to protect our children? And just how much do teenage girls know about the women raising them? If the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, then who is leading these girls astray?

“Like mother like daughter” rings loudly in a complex world, and danger is never far from the surface – even in a perfect town.

The series is currently filming in Surrey. BBC Studios are distributing the series internationally.

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The BBC and Firebird Pictures (Wilderness, The Jetty, Outrageous) have announced lead casting for Wild Cherry, Nicôle Lecky’s highly anticipated second drama for the BBC, following the success of the BAFTA-winning Mood.

The original new drama will be led by Eve Best (House of the Dragon, The King’s Speech), Carmen Ejogo (True Detective, The Penguin), Imogen Faires (Goldie’s Oldies, Marcella) and newcomer Amelia May. Also joining the cast are Sophie Winkleman (Peep Show, Sanditon) and Nicôle Lecky (Mood, Sweetpea), who also serves as an executive producer.

Meet Lorna (Carmen Ejogo), a self-made, successful black businesswoman from South London who has worked hard to be where she is – and best friend Juliet (Eve Best), a woman born into the privileged gated community they both call home. Daughters Grace (Imogen Faires) and Allegra (Amelia May) are BFFs and live a life other teenagers can only dream of. A safe haven for the super-rich and their little darlings, Richford Estate is a place where bad things never happen…

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There was also a little inside introduction to the cast before the screening of the Season 2 premiere and I’ve got some photos from that as well:

I’ve got a lot of photos from this event so please enjoy.

I’ve posted photos from the Paris and London premiere on all of our social media pages but as there are so many photos to sort through I’ll upload them to the gallery at a later date.