Wild Cherry on BBC One: Start date and cast for Nicôle Lecky's 'coming-of-age' drama about 'betrayal' revealed
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Wild Cherry, Nicôle Lecky’s highly-anticipated drama, is coming to BBC One very soon, BBC One has revealed.
Not just that, they’ve treated us to a first glimpse of the trailer, too.
The upcoming series follows the success of Mood, which was also created and written by BAFTA-award winning Nicôle Lecky.
Nicôle also stars in the show and serves as executive producer. Here’s everything you need to know about Wild Cherry, including plot, cast, start date, and latest news.
What is Wild Cherry on BBC One about?
The BBC’s Wild Cherry transports us to Richford Lake, where things “appear perfect” for super-mum Juliet and business mogul Lorna.
But when their teenage daughters Grace and Allegra are accused of a shocking scandal at their exclusive private school, we’re told “toxic secrets and lies ripple throughout the community”.
The synopsis describes it as “a coming-of-age drama for both mothers and daughters as they navigate privilege, power and social media”.
Let’s just say that the cliché ‘like mother like daughter’ rings loudly in a complex world, where danger and betrayal is never far from the surface – even in a s0-called perfect town.
How many episodes is it?
Wild Cherry is 6 episodes of an hour each.
They’ll air week by week on Saturdays, or be available to stream as a boxset.
Who is in the cast?
Singer and actress Nicôle Lecky leads the cast as “gold-digger” Gigi in Wild Cherry which – like Mood – she created, wrote and now stars in. She’s also known for Julia in Sweetpea, and Bambie in Sense8.
Eve Best plays “super mum” Juliet Lonsdale. House of the Dragon fans will know her best as Princess Rhaenys Targaryen. Eve also played Carole Middleton in The Crown.
The Penguin actress Carmen Ejogo stars as business mogul Lorna Gibbons, opposite Marcella actress Imogen Faires as teenager Grace.
McDonald & Dodds‘ James Murray plays Rafe, while Muriel’s Wedding heartthrob Daniel Lapaine plays his namesake Daniel. Sanditon’s Sophie Winkleman stars as Frances. Of course, Sophie is also known for being Claudia Winkleman’s half-sister, and she is married to Lord Frederick Windsor.
Holby City favourite Hugh Quarshie stars as Jeremy Trevy, a man from Lorna’s secret past.
Also in the cast are:
Newcomer Amelia May as Allegra Lonsdale.
Phoenix Rise’s Tara Webb as Noori.
Find Me in Paris’ Isabelle Allen as Jacosta.
The Winter King’s Nathaniel Martello-White as Steven Gibbons.
The Wives‘ Catriona Chandler as Iris Milanovic.
US actor and ATL Homicide star Jason York as K Rizz.
Slovenian actress Katarina Cas, and star of Ja, Chef, is Iris’ mum Jemima Milanovic.
John Marquez – aka Doc Martin’s PC Joe Penhale – is Gigi’s husband Freddie Gladstone.
The One Show’s Clara Amfo guest stars as interviewer Kirsty.
The Chelsea Detective’s Sonita Henry plays Detective Khan.
Out There‘s Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Hugo.
Who is Nicôle Lecky?
Nicôle Lecky, 35, is an actress, writer, exec-producer, and singer-songwriter. In fact, she wrote the original theme tune to Wild Cherry. She was awarded the BAFTA Breakthrough in 2022.
Up until now, she is best known for her 2018 monodrama play Superhoe and its subsequent TV adaptation Mood. The six-parter premiered in 2022 on BBC Three. Written and by and starring Nicôle, it followed the life of 24-year-old Sasha. An aspiring singer-rapper, Sasha stumbled into sex work on her journey to making it big.
The Stratford-born multi-hyphenated star – born to an electrician and a mental-health nurse – has written for the online soap EastEnders: E20, and Ackley Bridge.
As an actress she’s appeared in Silent Witness, Casualty, Fresh Meat, Sense8 and Death in Paradise. She played Julia Blenkinsopp in the 2024 Sky Atlantic comedy drama Sweetpea.
Mood won two BAFTA awards, for Best Mini-Series and for Best Original Music: Fiction in 2023. Accepting the mini-series award, she said: “For me to be here, a working class, mixed, Black woman, I’m just really proud of that. I hope it really does inspire the next generation of storytellers.”
When is the start date of BBC One’s Wild Cherry?
BBC One has now confirmed that Wild Cherry will start on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 9pm. Episode 1 and 2 will air that first day.
It will be available to stream as a boxset from 6am on BBC iPlayer that day, too.
Where can I watch Mood? Is it any good?
Mood, also written and created by Nicôle Lecky, was first released in 2022 on BBC iPlayer.
It introduced “irrepressible Sasha”, a 25-year-old wannabe singer and rapper. Viewers followed her as she navigated the “alluring world of social media and the fine line between liberation and exploitation”.
It currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating score of 100%. The Guardian’s Rebecca Nicholson called it a “bold, fresh drama” about a “complicated heroine being sucked into a dangerous life”.
The Telegraph called it a “clever cultural commentary with a killer soundtrack to boot”. They also applauded Nicôle Lecky for being on the “Fleabag route to fame”.
The six-part drama is still available to watch on BBC iPlayer here.
