Jacob Elordi Stars In This Must-See Aussie Drama On BBC One This Weekend
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Here’s everything you need to know about The Narrow Road to the Deep North
A BBC drama starring in-demand Hollywood starlet Jacob Elordi? …Almost. The Narrow Road to the Deep North is an Australian historical drama created and released by Prime Video earlier this year in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US. Here in the UK, the release rights were clinched by national broadcaster the BBC, meaning we will be able to watch and stream it for free very soon. Here’s what you need to know.
The Narrow Road To The Deep North: Plot, Cast & More
Dorrigo Evans (JACOB ELORDI) & Amy Mulvaney (ODESSA YOUNG) in The Narrow Road To The Deep North. (© BBC/Curio Pictures/Sony Pictures Television)
What Is It About?
The Narrow Road to the Deep North may only be five episodes long, but it packs a lot into each 40-minute journey, charting most of the life of Dorrigo Evans. We meet him as a young man (played by Jacob Elordi), and the saga traces his passionate love affair with Amy Mulvaney (Odessa Young), his time held captive in a WWII prisoner of war camp in occupied Burma and his later years as a revered surgeon and a reluctant hero (played by Irish star Ciarán Hinds).
Watch the trailer below for a taste of the action.
It’s part bildungsroman, part love story – part war drama and part deep-dive into the psyche of a complex man. It’s based on Richard Flanigan’s novel of the same name, which bagged the prestigious Booker Prize in 2014.
The BBC’s head of programme acquisition Sue Deeks describes The Narrow Road to the Deep North as ‘complex, beautiful, and heart-wrenching’, having acquired it from producers Curio Pictures and distributors Sony Pictures Television to show to British audiences; elsewhere, the series has been available to stream on Prime Video since April. ‘We are so very pleased to bring this truly exceptional adaptation to BBC viewers,’ Sue says.
Adapted by Shaun Grant and directed by Justin Kurzel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North boasts a star-studded cast to boot. Take a look below.
Ella Evans (HEATHER MITCHELL) & Dorrigo Evans (CIARAN HINDS) in The Narrow Road To The Deep North. (© BBC/Curio Pictures/Sony Pictures Television)
The Cast Of The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Jacob Elordi as Dorrigo Evans
- Ciarán Hinds as older Dorrigo Evans
- Odessa Young as Amy Mulvaney
- Olivia DeJonge as Ella
- Heather Mitchell as older Ella
- Thomas Weatherall as Frank Gardiner
- Show Kasamatsu as Major Nakamura
- Taki Abe as Colonel Kota
- Charles An as The Goanna
- Akira Fujii as Kenji Mogami
- Simon Baker as Keith
- Masa Yamaguchi as Lieutenant Fukuhara
- Sean Murphy as Gallipoli Von Kessler
- George Simitzis as Australian Soldier
- Jack McGreal as Australian Soldier
- Rupert Bevan as The Poet
- Essie Davis as Lynette Maison
- Dan Wyllie as Rick Maison
- Ewen Leslie as Edward Lansbury
In-demand Australian Saltburn (2023), Euphoria (2019–), Priscilla (2023) and Wuthering Heights (2026) star Jacob Elordi leads The Narrow Road to the Deep North as Dorrigo, joined by Irish Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Belfast (2021) and Game of Thrones (2013–15) star Ciarán Hinds as his older counterpart.
They’re joined by fellow Australian stars Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge, Heather Mitchell and Thomas Weatherall in the core cast.
Dorrigo Evans (JACOB ELORDI), Bonox Baker (REAGAN MANNIX) & Major Nakamura (SHOW KASAMATSU) in The Narrow Road To The Deep North. (© BBC/Curio Pictures/Sony Pictures Television)
Release Date
All five episodes of The Narrow Road to the Deep North will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer from Sunday 20 July 2025.
Prefer a weekly release? The Narrow Road to the Deep North episode one will air on BBC One this Sunday (20 July) from 9.15pm. Episodes will air weekly at the same time.
