THE FLATSHARE

Paramount+

The premise of this six-part romcom, adapted from Beth O’Leary’s bestselling novel, is deliciously daft: two cash-strapped millennials – one who works days, the other nights – agree to time-share a one-bed flat on the condition that they never meet. There’s Jessica Brown Findlay’s Tiffany, a heartbroken twentysomething who writes for an online magazine; and Anthony Welsh’s Leon, a hospice nurse who is working nights to fund the legal fees to free his brother, who has been wrongfully imprisoned. Yet as much as they try to live separate lives, they find themselves striking up a connection through Post-it notes.

It is more of a light, breezy drama than an out-and-out comedy. Tiffany is a mess in the classic Bridget Jones mould; she drinks too much, turns up to work unprepared, and has no idea how to be single – one fun scene sees her treat a string of dates like job applicants. Leon, meanwhile, is where most of the show’s drama flows from. His girlfriend, Kay (Klariza Clayton), is obsessively jealous and seems intent on sabotaging Tiffany and Leon’s nascent friendship. Understandable, perhaps, but that won’t stop you rooting for them to move beyond Post-its. All episodes are available now. Stephen Kelly