Mood start date and cast announced for new BBC Three drama from Nicôle Lecky

Casting has been announced for BBC Three’s upcoming new drama series Mood.

Adapted by Nicôle Lecky from her hit play of the same name, the six-part musical series will feature an original soundtrack performed by Lecky.

Lecky stars in the leading role of Sasha Clayton, a 25-year-old wannabe singer and rapper.

The full cast includes Lara Peake (Brave New World), Jessica Hynes (Years and Years), Paul Kaye (Game of Thrones), Mia Jenkins (Hanna), Jordan Duvigneau (My Mum Tracy Beaker), Flo Wilson (Death In Paradise), Jordan Myrie (Stephen), Jason York (Sliced), Chantelle Alle (Vera, We Are Lady Parts), Ebony Aboagye (The Lost Girls) and Mohammad Dalmar in his first TV role.

Mood begins on BBC Three on Tuesday 1 March and will be available on iPlayer

A synopsis shares: “Sasha wants to be a major recording artist, but right now she’s a bedroom artist: spending her days smoking weed and stalking her ex-boyfriend (Duvigneau) on Instagram, and avoiding her mum (Hynes), her step-dad (Kaye) and sister Megan (Jenkins).

“When she is kicked out of her family home, Sasha is forced to fend for herself, sofa-surfing with local dealer Saleem (Dalmar), until she moves in with party girl Carly (Peake), who introduces her to the exciting world of social media influencing.

“But as the gap between her online presence and her dream of being a singer continues to grow, Sasha finds herself struggling to escape a world that is more complex and darker than she could have imagined.”

Nicôle Lecky said: “[Mood] started as a one woman play and I had such a joy creating the world and performing these characters. Working with Shaheen Baig and the team to bring them to life on screen has been a dream. I cannot wait for everyone to see our super talented cast and live every moment with Sasha and them.”

Lucy Richer, Senior Commissioning Editor, Drama added: “Nicôle is a creative genius and she blazes onto screen as Sasha in a ground-breaking original drama we couldn’t be more proud of.”

Margery Bone, Executive Producer for Bonafide commented: “Ever since I first read the stage play this has been the most incredible journey to go on with the amazing talent that is Nicôle Lecky, along with all our fantastic team who have brought this show together so brilliantly.”

Picture: Sasha (NICOLE LECKY) – (C) Bonafide – Photographer: Natalie Seery