BBC reveals stars of its adaptation of Normal People by Sally Rooney

Daisy Edgar-Jones to play Marianne in series directed by Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie Macdonald

The stars of the BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s award-winning novel Normal People have been announced as filming gets under way in Ireland.

The coming-of-age book has been adapted as a 12-part series for the BBC and the streaming service Hulu and will be directed by the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie Macdonald.

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