COMMITTED: FIRST LOOK IMAGES FROM NEW BBC ROMANTIC COMEDY, CASTING CONFIRMED

BBC Northern Ireland and CBC have unveiled first look images of new romantic comedy Committed, starring Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) and Diona Doherty (Derry Girls, Blue Lights).

The images feature Canadian Peter Hooley (Dustin Milligan), a recently divorced accountant who falls head over heels for Northern Ireland woman Julie Johnston (Diona Doherty) after a whirlwind weekend in Toronto and crosses the Atlantic to declare his love, only to discover he’s landed in an old-fashioned and eccentric rural Northern Ireland village that’s nothing like he imagined.

The newly released images also feature Ian McElhinney (Derry Girls, Game of Thrones) as William John, Julie’s gruff father; Seamus O’Hara (House of Guinness, Say Nothing) as Julie’s daft brother, John William; Patrick Buchanan (Blue Lights, Warrior) as Rev.

Campbell Smiley, the dashing Minister; Muki Zubis (This Is Going to Hurt) as Julie’s best friend, Chimamanda; and Chris McCurry (Belfast, Obituary) as Mervyn, Chimamanda’s charismatic and lovable husband. The cast also includes Dan Gordon (Blue Lights, Bloodlands), Athena Karkanis (Manifest, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Georgie Murphy (Stumble, Gen V).

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For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Programming; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Sandra Picheca is Director, Current Production, Comedy; and Mélanie Lê Phan is Executive in Charge of Current Production. For BBC Northern Ireland, Eddie Doyle is Head of Content Commissioning and Jason Butler is Commissioning Editor.

Committed is due to air on BBC Northern Ireland in early 2027 and on CBC and CBC Gem in Canada around the same time.