The Narrow Road to the Deep North, the critically acclaimed period drama starring Jacob Elordi and Odessa Young, returns to television tonight (Sunday, 3 August). Based on Richard Flanagan's Booker Prize-winning novel, the Australian miniseries consists of five episodes, all available to stream on BBC iPlayer. BBC One will air episode three at 9:20pm.
The series charts the life of Dorrigo Evans (Elordi) as a young man, with Ciarán Hinds playing the older Dorrigo, through his passionate love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Young), his time held captive in a WW2 POW camp, and his later years as a revered surgeon and reluctant war hero.
Hailed as an "underrated masterpiece" by fans on social media, the series holds a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics have praised it; The Times called it "terrific and on occasion magnificent," while Slate described it as "gorgeous, ugly, and stirring." The Guardian noted it is "driven by strong performances."
Elordi revealed he was excited to work with director Justin Kurzel, calling him his "cinema father." He told The Hollywood Reporter: "When you're Australian, there's one man that you want to work with in Australia and it's Kurzel."
The Narrow Road to the Deep North airs on BBC One on Sunday, 3 August at 9:20pm. All five episodes are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
