The Couple Next Door explores suburban claustrophobia and the consequences of chasing your darkest desires, so this will be an emotional rollercoaster of a drama on Channel 4 in the UK and STARZ in the US.
Set in the UK, it stars Poldark’s Eleanor Tomlinson and Harry Potter actor Alfred Enoch as Evie and Pete, a couple who move into an upscale neighbourhood. They grow close to their neighbours Danny and Becka (Sam Heughan and Jessica De Gouw) and on one fateful night they become sexually entangled in a way that will change their lives forever.
Here’s everything you know about the thriller series The Couple Next Door….
The Couple Next Door release date
The Couple Next Door is a six-part series that starts in the UK on Channel 4 on Monday November 27 at 9pm, then the following evening Tuesday November 28 at the same time. The six episodes play out in weekly double bills. The series will be show later on in 2023 on STARZ in the US and Canada, as well as Lionsgate+, their international premium streaming service in Latin America, including Brazil.
When we know a definite US release date, we’ll update you on here.
Is there a trailer for The Couple Next Door?
Not yet but we do have some first-look pictures of The Couple Next Door taken on set which you can see on this article. If a trailer drops, we’ll add it to this page.
The Couple Next Door plot
When teacher Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson) and journalist Pete (Alfred Enoch) move into a posh neighbourhood they find themselves in a world of nosey neighbours and battles for status. They make friends with the couple next door, traffic cop Danny (Sam Heughan) and his yoga teacher wife Becka (Jessica De Gouw) and the two couples become increasingly close. Then one night, the sexual tension bubbles over and the consequences look set to last a lifetime.
When a tragedy leaves Evie struggling with grief, she and Pete rely on the support of their new pals. But sparks start to fly between Evie and Danny after it emerges that he and Becka have an open relationship…
The Couple Next Door cast — Eleanor Tomlinson on playing Evie
Playing Evie in The Couple Next Door is Eleanor Tomlinson who shot to fame as Demelza in the hit series Poldark.
"Evie and Pete have been together since university and are settled into life," says Eleanor, 31. "Evie’s brilliant with children and wants to be a mum herself.
"Evie is stuck in a rut and she wants to rebel because she’s not happy. Becka and Danny show her a different way of life but it spirals out of control. The wheels come off, and once that line has been crossed, how far do you go? There are twists and turns and it becomes dangerous.
"The series shows the claustrophobia where people are watching and everyone seems to know your business,’ she adds. ‘But we don't know what’s going on behind closed doors."
* Eleanor Tomlinson also starred in The Outlaws, Jack the Giant Slayer, The White Queen and The Nevers. Earlier this year she played Tess in A Small Light, about the people who risked their lives to hide Anne Frank and her family.
Alfred Enoch as Pete
Playing Pete in The Couple Next Door is Alfred Enoch, best known as Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter movies. He’s also starred in This Christmas, Foundation, How to Get Away with Murder, The Fall Of Troy, The Critic and A Picture of Dorian Gray.
Sam Heughan on playing Danny
Sam Heughan plays cop Danny, neighbour of Evie and Pete, who's in an open relationship with Becka, while struggling with some problems...
"Danny adores Becka but struggles with their open relationship,’ Sam says. ‘He’s also got financial and personal problems he is keeping from her and he gets embedded in nefarious operations. Everything implodes."
* Sam Heughan is known for his role as Jamie Fraser in the hit period drama Outlander. He’s also starred in Island at War, Suspect, To Olivia, Love Again, Doctors and A Very British Scandal.
Jessica De Gouw as Becka
Danny's partner Becka in played by Jessica De Gouw, who stars in the series Arrow and has had roles in The Secrets She Keeps. Pennyworth, The Portable Door, Dracula, The Hunting and The Crown.
Who else is starring in The Couple Next Door?
Also starring in The Couple Next Door are Hugh Dennis, Kate Robbins and Benidorm star Janine Duvitksi as some of the curtain-twitching localsl Stephanie Street (Holby City), Katie Clarkson-Hill (Hanna), Deirdre Mullins (The Drowning) and Robert Whitelock (Becoming Elizabeth) also star.
Behind the scenes, locations and more on The Couple Next Door?
Filming of The Couple Next Door took place in 2023 in Leeds and Belgium. Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino, Alison Kee serve as executive producers and the producer is Jen Burnet.
Produced by Eagle Eye Drama (Suspect, Professor T, Before We Die), The Couple Next Door was commissioned for Channel 4 by Rebecca Holdsworth, Drama Commissioning Editor. Karen Bailey, EVP of Programming is the executive overseeing The Couple Next Door for STARZ.
