The Death Of Bunny Monro is a weird one, but then it comes from the mind of Nick Cave, who never writes anything straight-forward, although I’ve only come across his music before now.
Matt Smith (Caught Stealing) takes the lead role as a man who’s quite a playboy and oozing with charm, even though as we meet him he’s just a door-to-door salesman hawking cosmetics, staying in a B&B and smoking like a chimney.
But life quickly comes crashing down when he sees his ex-wife, Libby (Sarah Greene – Sexy Beast), has committed suicide in her flat while her son, Bunny Junior’s (Rafael Mathe) also there, in his room; and like the irresponsible chap he is, as social services come round, he’d rather abscond with the boy.
in fact, as he’s selling around town, we see just what a particuarly nice chap he is… and isn’t just a wayward Dad, but also goes attracting enemies everywhere he goes.
However, it’s good news for us, since there’s great music, including The Cure’s A Forest, great direction, such as when the camera often zooms in a main character as they pause to stare in our path, and it’s great proof that Matt Smith has the most expressive face of any actor of his generation, giving us a late entry for one of the most engaging dramas of 2025.
It’s also set in 2003, so two years before the indoor smoking ban took effect, as well as being the age of Motorola flip phones. Ah, those were…n’t quite the days 🙂
The Death Of Bunny Monro begins tomorrow on Sky Atlantic.
It’s not yet available to pre-order on Blu-ray or DVD, but when it is, it will be listed on the New DVD, Blu-ray, 3D and 4K releases UK page.
Cert: 
Running time: 30-45 minutes per episode (6 episodes)
Release date: November 20th 2025
Studio: Sky Atlantic
Format: 2.39:1
Director: Isabella Eklöf
Producer: Matthew Mulot
Screenplay: Pete Jackson
Novel: Nick Cave
Cast:
Bunny Munro: Matt Smith
Bunny Junior: Rafael Mathe
Libby: Sarah Greene
Alice: Olamide Candide-Johnson
River: Charlie Duncan
Poodle: Johann Myers
Doris Pennington: Lindsay Duncan
Charlie Pennington: Andrew McLay
Sonia: Jeanie Hackman
Fahter Miles: Edwin Flay
Barbara: Laura Doddington
Raymond: Ed Eales-White
Annie: Gemma Dyllen
Geoffrey: Robert Glenister
Young Bunny Senior: Kent Goldfinch
Jennifer: Alexandra Riley
Dominique: Anna Krippa
Amanda: Andrea Valls
Zoe: Keshini Misha
Georgia: Olivia Brady
Bonnie: Marcie Edgar-Francis
Vicky: Anna Kuruts
Charlotte Parnovar: Elizabeth Berrington
David (Chemist): Oscar Batterham
Jesse (Hotel Receptionist): William Fawcett
Penny Charade: Mia Austin
Pamela Stocks: Kierston Wareing
Donna: Natalie Walter
Aisha: Tilly Walker
Tony: Reece Alexander-Putinas
Jade: Mia Selway
Gary: Leon Annor
Yvonne: Alice Feetham
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