Rain Dogs release date, cast and trailer for Daisy May Cooper drama
The new series is created by acclaimed author Cash Carraway.
If you're aware of Daisy May Cooper's work in This Country or Am I Being Unreasonable?, you might not be expecting her latest turn in more dramatic series Rain Dogs.
The new six-part drama comes from author Cash Carraway and sees Cooper play a single mother struggling for money and fighting for a better life for her young daughter.
Executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle described the series, which is a co-production between the BBC and prestige US broadcaster HBO, as a "highly original tale of friendship, love and creativity", while it has also been said to have a "dark lick of humour" running through it.
The series also features Poldark star Jack Farthing, but who else is in the series, when can viewers in the UK watch it and what is it about? If you're keen to see what Rain Dogs has in store, read on for everything we know so far.
Rain Dogs release date
Rain Dogs is now available in full on BBC iPlayer as of Tuesday 4th April 2023 in the UK.
Meanwhile, it premiered on HBO and HBO Max on Monday 6th March 2023 in the United States and is currently still airing new episodes weekly.
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Rain Dogs cast
Daisy May Cooper leads the cast of Rain Dogs as Costello Jones, who plans to use her writing skills to lift herself and her young daughter, Iris (played by newcomer Fleur Tashjian) out of poverty.
The BAFTA-winning talent became a household name for the BBC Three sitcom This Country, which she co-created with brother Charlie, and has since starred in sitcom The Witchfinder and panel show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
The series also stars Jack Farthing (The Lost Daughter) as Selby, one of the closest friends that Costello has, who is reintegrating into society after serving a prison sentence.
Meanwhile, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo (Alex Rider) plays Gloria, another trusted confidante as well as Godmother to Iris, who is described as "chaotic, directionless and utterly glorious".
What is Rain Dogs about?
Rain Dogs tells the story of Costello Jones, a single mother struggling to make ends meet, who hopes to build a better future for her young daughter by becoming a successful writer.
Series creator Cash Carraway explained: "I wanted to create a working-class protagonist who doesn’t die easily in her attempts to ‘rise to the top’ yet who is stunted by scrutiny, public ridicule, and gatekeepers due to her socio-economic status.
"Rain Dogs is your classic transformation story, only Costello Jones is trapped in circumstances where she’s not allowed to change. It isn’t autobiographical, but it definitely has firm roots in the chip on my shoulder!"
The celebrated author went on to describe the show as an "offbeat romcom" between Costello and her best friend Selby, who describes himself in the Rain Dogs trailer as "a classical homosexual".
Rain Dogs trailer
Speaking of, you can get a first look at Rain Dogs in the trailer below, which introduces Cooper's exciting new role and the difficult situation she finds herself in. Watch now:
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David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.
