Mayflies

Synopsis

A friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news.

First Air Date: 2022-12-28

Last Air Date: 2022-12-29

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 2

Networks: BBC Scotland

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Top Cast

Tony Curran as Tully Dawson
Martin Compston as Jimmy Collins
Tracy Ifeachor as Iona
Ashley Jensen as Anna
Rian Gordon as Young Jimmy
Tom Glynn-Carney as Young Tully
Charlene Boyd as Young Barbara
Mitchell Robertson as Young Tibbs
Matt Littleson as Limbo
Paul Gorman as Young Hogg

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2022-12-28)

Tully and Jimmy’s 30-year friendship is tested when Tully asks Jimmy to help him take control of a terminal cancer diagnosis, by taking him to Switzerland to die on his own terms.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2022-12-29)

Moral dilemmas occupy Jimmy as he plans the Switzerland trip, but tempers flare when Tully’s wife Anna discovers the plan and declares she will not support Tully’s assisted dying.