The British White Lotus? A group trip goes wrong in BBC drama Two Weeks in August

The British White Lotus? A group trip goes wrong in BBC drama Two Weeks in August 12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLola SchroerVarious Artists Limited / BBC / Robert ViglaskyThe cast of Two Weeks in August head to a party at a luxury Greek villa "It's a group holiday gone wrong," says actress Jessica Raine about new BBC drama Two Weeks in August. Set on a sun-soaked Greek island, the drama follows a group of university friends reuniting for a long-awaited summer holiday.Now older, the friends are still connected, but marriage, children and mental health struggles have reshaped their relationships.Beneath the cocktails, boat trips and villa life, tensions simmer and emotions rise. Then an illicit kiss threatens to change their lives forever. For its cast, the series felt instantly recognisable. "I've been on this holiday," says Damien Molony. "I know who these people are."Various Artists Limited / BBC / Robert ViglaskyJessica Raine plays Zoe, a people pleaser whose emotions unravel on the holidayAt the center is Zoe, played by Raine, a teacher and mother quietly struggling under the pressure of holding everything together.Molony plays her husband Dan, whose depression hangs heavily over the trip, as cracks in their marriage begin to show.Raine says she was drawn in by the script's exploration of modern expectations placed on women. "I think it chimes really well with my generation of people-pleasing," she says. "There's this idea that in order to be a 'good woman', you have to sacrifice yourself for your children or your husband... and the notion that you can have it all is a complete lie."Various Artists Limited / BBC / Robert ViglaskyDamien Molony plays Dan, Zoe's troubled husband in BBC drama Two Weeks in AugustMolony says he was initially struck by how dark his character's early scenes felt when he first read the scripts. "I didn't know it was a com...