So the groomers decided to give the toy a spa day. In a review for the Guardian, the story is described as a “funny but curiously buttoned-up” follow up to the author’s hit 2009 release One Day. Us is the fourth novel by British author, screenwriter, and actor, David Nicholls. Us, the emotional new break‑up drama from David Nicholls David Nicholls has adapted his novel as a tearjerking TV series. Other members of the show’s cast include Curfew’s Thaddea Graham as Kat, Father Brown’s Gina Bramhill, Agents of SHIELD star Iain DeCaestecker, and The Killing’s Sofie Gråbøl. The reader is likely to become frustrated at just how predictable it is. Us was engaging and funny and very well written, right from the first page consistently until the very end. Commenting on the new series, which is described by the BBC as a “poignant and often hilarious story,” executive producers Greg Brenman and Roanna Benn credited the show’s “exceptional cast” and Nicholls’ “glorious” adaptation. ", One then took issue with the quality and put: "What's up/down with the sound levels on #Us #BBCUs Loud, then quiet, then loud again. Well, as noted in the Tea in the Treetops book review blog, those hoping for a happy ending might be in for a major disappointment, because upon the novel’s conclusion, it is revealed that Douglas’ attempts at saving his marriage have failed, leaving him single and alone. Their son, Albie, is about to head off to college, and Connie wants a new start in her life, not an ending. Us continues next Sunday at 9pm, but the whole season is already available on BBC iPlayer. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. ". #fail. Registered in England No. The first of the four-part drama aired on the broadcaster on Sunday, starring Tom Hollander as Douglas Peterson. Change ). Connie and Douglas dejectedly prepare to return to England – so much for their grand vacation – when Douglas decides on the spur of the moment – uncharacteristically for him – at the airport when the flight home is boarding that he is going to stay on in Europe and try and find Albie. He is left stunned when wife Connie, played by Saskia Reeves, declares she wants to leave him. However, the trip is a disaster almost from the start. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. BBC’s Us – based on the novel by David Nicholls – comes to an end on BBC One tonight as the last of its four parts is screened. • Mark Lawson's The Deaths is published by Picador. What holds Nicholls back may be a fear of offending his wide readership. • Mark Lawson's The Deaths is published by Picador. It is set in England. What I really liked about Us, in addition to how enjoyable, witty, and well-written it was, is how spot-on it was about people and relationships. Douglas, on his part, hopes that the trip will make Connie rethink her decision to leave him, and it will also help him to get closer to his son. Us, for which readers and booksellers have waited with growing impatience in the five years since One Day, puts another couple to the test. Douglas adores his wife and is devastated. The 47-year-old Nicholls has become one of the few authors whose name serves as conversational shorthand: in his case, for the ambushes of romance. 20615363-high-res-us.jpg. I borrowed it from a friend with no expectations, just a mild curiosity. It wasn't until three years after that meeting that we actually got together.".