The Pursuit Of Love
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2021
- 3 episodes (1 series)
A comedy drama adaptation of Nancy Mitford's celebrated 1945 novel. Also features Lily James, Emily Beecham, Dominic West, Assaad Bouab, Dolly Wells and more.
Streaming rank this week: 3,157
Press clippings
TV's sexiest moments in 2021: Brassic, Sex Education, The Pursuit Of Love
It's been a bonkbuster year for television.
Anabelle Knight, The Sun, 30th December 202150 best TV shows of 2021: 50-41 (Ladhood, Together, Pursuit Of Love)
For some years now, Liam Williams has been blossoming into one of the sharpest observers of niche contemporary culture. In the second season of Ladhood, though, he continued to turn his gaze inward, unpicking moments from his adolescence that were critical to his development. It might just be his best work yet.
The Guardian, 3rd December 2021Life according to... Pursuit Of Love star Shazad Latif
Romantic drama star Shazad Latif on going to the pub with Emma Thompson and trying everything - even veggie haggis.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 26th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love, episode 3 review
As Emily Mortimer's Nancy Mitford adaptation came to an end, one question became clear - where was the narrative?
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 23rd May 2021The Pursuit Of Love, episode 2 review
Little Miss Heartbreak, Mr Shouty and how to save this flimsy satire.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 17th May 2021Aidan Smith's TV week: The Pursuit of Love, Motherland
By rights I should hate it. A big house, daft hats, frivolous flibbertigibbets. Two of the stars having an off-set fling which the cynical - me - suspected might have been a stunt to whip up pre-publicity. And being urged to watch, as if under orders from Matt Hancock, because a dollop of escapism is Just What The Country Needs Right Now. But I love The Pursuit Of Love.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 16th May 2021The week in TV: The Pursuit of Love; Motherland
Uncle Matthew and co ride again in Emily Mortimer's gleeful Nancy Mitford adaptation.
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 16th May 2021The Pursuit Of Love, episode 2 review
A huge improvement, but Andrew Scott still steals the show.
Susannah Goldsbrough, The Telegraph, 16th May 2021Didn't like BBC's adaptation of Pursit Of Love? Grow up
Purists have been whingeing that Emily Mortimer's version of the Nancy Mitford classic wasn't perfect. There is nothing more boring or performative than this superior literary snobbery.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 14th May 2021Review: The Pursuit Of Love, Motherland
Lily James and co are awful, just how they're meant to be, writes Hugo Rifkind.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 13th May 2021