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Young Adult

A divorced, alcoholic novelist decides to return to her hometown and reunite with her ex-boyfriend, only to find that he is now married.

Mavis Gary, a self-centred writer of young adult fiction who lives a life of drunken nights and one-night stands in Minneapolis, receives an email from an old flame in her hometown. Deciding that he must have sent it to her as a sign that he is trapped in a boring life and wants to see her, Mavis resolves to head back to her hometown to relive past glories and win him back. But everyone else in Mercury, Minnesota, has moved on - kind of.

1 hour, 26 minutes

Last on

Wed 1 Feb 202323:00
BBC Three

Music Played

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Pressure Drop

Credits

DirectorJason Reitman
WriterDiablo Cody
Mavis GaryCharlize Theron
Matt FreehaufPatton Oswalt
Buddy SladePatrick Wilson
Beth SladeElizabeth Reaser
Sandra FreehaufCollette Wolfe
JanMary Beth Hurt

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 May 202023:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Fri 29 May 202023:55
    BBC One Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 30 May 202000:25
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Fri 15 Jan 202123:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sat 16 Jan 202100:05
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Fri 7 Jan 202223:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sat 8 Jan 202200:00
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Tue 9 Aug 202223:15
    BBC Two
  • Fri 14 Oct 202221:30
    BBC Three
  • Sat 28 Jan 202322:30
    BBC Three
  • Wed 1 Feb 202323:00
    BBC Three