‘Leonard & Hungry Paul’ Debuts on BBC With Julia Roberts as Narrator

Overview

• All six episodes of the BBC’s six-part adaptation are on iPlayer after premieres on BBC One Northern Ireland on 17 October and BBC Two on 20 October.
• Julia Roberts serves as the off-screen narrator, a production choice producers say adds warmth and compassionate guidance.
• Critics describe a gentle, quietly comic study of ordinary lives that favors contemplation over high drama.
• Reviews note that Roberts’ American narration contrasts with the Irish setting but does not disrupt the show’s tone.
• Alex Lawther, Laurie Kynaston and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell headline a cast commended for subtle, likable work.