This is Goodbye

This is Goodbye
Genre	Drama
Created by	Ifan Barber
Starring	Emma Thompson Lupita Nyong'o Jude Law
Opening Theme	Dancing Queen - ABBA
Location	London, UK
Country Of Origin	UK
Number Of Episodes	4
Running Time	60 minutes
Original Channel:	BBC One
Original Air Date	October 7th 2018 - present
Produced by	Ifan Barber
Directed by	Ifan Barber

This is Goodbye is a British dystopian drama television series created and written by Ifan Barber. The series, starring Emma Thompson, Lupita NYong'o and Jude Law in leading roles, with Karen Gillan, Damian Lewis, Judi Dench, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Boyega and Christina Chong in supporting roles. The first series debuted on BBC One on October 7th 2018 a 9pm, airing for 4 hour-long episodes. On November 1st 2018, BBC One announced that they had renewed This is Goodbye for a second series of 6 hour-long episodes.

Cast

Main

• Emma Thompson as Vivienne West, a secondary school teacher who uncovers the school's secret bunker when the government collapses in the wake of a Nuclear attack on the north of England that spreads radiation across Europe.
• Lupita Nyong'o as Emmeline Sanders, a journalist who Vivienne rescues from a pack of mutated school children and brings her into the bunker.
• Jude Law as Christopher Ingrid, a disgraced former work colleague of Vivienne's who show's up at the bunker after remembering of its existence when he worked at the school.

Recurring

• Karen Gillan as Angie West, Vivienne's daughter, who Vivienne believes to be lost in the nuclear holocaust that central London has become. She appears in series 1 through visions and flashbacks.
• Damian Lewis as Richard Wells, the former Prime Minister of Britain, who abandoned his post in the aftermath of the nuclear fallout and ultimately caused a government collapse when the second strike happened, when on a food run, Emmeline discovers him hiding in a terrace house beside the school.
• Judi Dench as Moira West, Vivienne's mother who is trapped in a commune formed by the military in her retirement complex. Tech-savvy, she uses remaining electrical and wireless connections to contact her daughter and plot her escape from the totalitarian regime of Colonel Masters.
• Chiwetel Ejiofor as Colonel Alfred Masters, the ruthless leader of a military group that went rogue of the government. (Series 1)
• John Boyega as Adam Samuels, a doctor-in-training who is taken from a hospital refuge by Masters to work at the retirement complex, he assists Moira with her escape and is promised to come with her if they manage.
• Christina Chong as Anne-Marie Wu, a girl who escapes from the capture of abusive parents and discovers the post-apocalyptic world beyond her home.

Episodes

Series 1

Series 1 premiered on BBC One on October 7th 2018, running for 4 episodes.

Episode	Title	Synopsis	Airdate
1	This is Goodbye	The north of England and half of Scotland are a nuclear wasteland after an arrangement with a middle-eastern superpower goes awry. The prime minister has gone AWOL and the government has collapsed after a second attack on the Midlands, the UK is in shut down. In a London suburb, troubled school teacher Vivienne has found independent refuge in the nuclear bunker beneath her school, the only survivor of her fellow staff after the students mutated from infected water. Figuring out how to survive, Vivienne hooks up the school's remaining surveillance cameras to monitor the area. She's left dumbfounded when she witnesses a slim young girl fight off the mutated children and make it into the school building - has Vivienne found her first bunkmate?	October 7th 2018
2	Communal Respect		October 14th 2018
3	Mother, Dearest		October 21st 2018
4	Hello		October 28th 2018

Series 2

Series 2 premiered on BBC One on October 6th 2018, running for 6 episodes. Chiwetel Ejiofor did not return for a second series, while Judi Dench, John Boyega and Christina Chong were promoted to regulars. Damian Lewis departed after episode 1.

Episode	Title	Synopsis	Airdate
1	The Next Chapter		October 6th 2018
2	Forgive, But Never Forget		October 13th 2018
3	Mr and Mrs Wu		October 20th 2018
4	A Western Wind		October 27th 2018
5	A Fire Forged		November 3rd 2018
6	Awakened		November 10th 2018