Nostalgia-based posts are all over my TikTok feed, and there’s now a new drama out tapping right into that trend.
Mix Tape, a four-part series, is set in the late 80s and 90s and follows Daniel and Alison, moving between their teenage romance in Sheffield and the modern-day reality of their adult relationships living on opposite sides of the world.
There’s love, heartbreak and a soundtrack jammed full of the golden oldies. And reviews, so far, have been positive.
Screenhub Australia called it, external “resonant and real”, while the Guardian, which awarded it four stars, external, called it “sweet and intense”.
It stars Teresa Palmer as Alison and Jim Sturgess as Daniel, with Florence Hunt and Rory Walton-Smith as their younger selves.
Like The Narrow Road to the Deep North, it also premiered in Australia, but it’s now available for UK viewers. All episodes are available on BBC iPlayer from Tuesday, and it begins that evening on BBC Two.