| Trigonometry | |
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| Composer | Alexis Grapsas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producer | Imogen Cooper |
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| Production company | House Productions |
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| Release | 15 March (2020-03-15) – 26 April 2020 (2020-04-26) |
Trigonometry is a British comedy-drama television series developed by House Productions. The first two episodes were previewed at the 2019BFI London Film Festival.[1] It was then showcased at the2020 Berlinale before premiering onBBC Two on 15 March 2020. It was available that summer to stream onHBO Max.[2]
In the late 2010s, London couple Gemma and Kieran are forced to take in a lodger to make ends meet. They take in Ray and thepolyamorous triad grows closer than they had expected.
It was announced in October 2017 thatPiers Wenger and Peter Hollands of theBBC had commissionedTrigonometry, an 8 30-minute episode drama produced by House Productions and written byDuncan Macmillan and Effie Woods. Executive producers includedTessa Ross and Juliette Howell of House and Tommy Bulfin of the BBC.[3]
Greek directorAthina Rachel Tsangari signed on in January 2019 to direct the first five episodes,[4][5] whilstStella Corradi directed the last three.
Principal photography took place over four months atEaling Studios in West London. A nearby two-storey pub was used for cafe scenes.[6] The character of Ray is a swimmer; Aquabatix were consulted for this part and helped to coach the actresses, and swimming scenes were filmed at theCrystal Palace National Sports Centre.[7]
BBC Studios were in charge of international distribution.Trigonometry was among the BBC programmes licensed byHBO Max in summer 2019.[8] A first trailer was revealed on 10 February 2020.[9] The first two episodes premiered back-to-back onBBC Two on 15 March followed by weekly airings.[10]
It aired onCBC Gem in Canada.
Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 89% based on 9 reviews with an average rating of 8.3/10.[11]