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THE NEW ZEALAND COMEDY DRAMA UNDER THE VINES IS COMING TO BBC ONE 12:53, 30 May 2025 A new daytime comedy-drama is landing on BBC One, bringing an international flair. Under the Vines is a
New Zealand comedy-drama that is now airing on BBC One. It is a rom-com with an international flavour and an unusual set-up, first streamed on Acorn TV in 2022. Described by the Radio Times
as "an Aussie version of Sex and the City" the drama stars Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards. The drama will air during the day on BBC One. Here is everything you need to know
about Under the Vines. _FOR THE LATEST TV AND SHOWBIZ GOSSIP __SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER_. WHEN DOES UNDER THE VINES BEGIN? Under the Vines will begin on Friday, May 30 at 2pm on BBC One.
The second episode will then air straight after at 2.45pm on Friday, May 30, on BBC One. HOW MANY EPISODES OF UNDER THE VINES ARE THERE AND HOW TO WATCH There are six episodes in total in
the series, each 45 minutes long. Article continues below All episodes are available on BBC iPlayer, so you can binge-watch the series. The third episode will air at 2.30pm on BBC One on
Friday, June 6. If you love this show by the end of the six episodes, fear not, there have already been three series Down Under, so there should be more coming to our screens soon. WHAT IS
THE PLOT OF UNDER THE VINES? Two step-cousins, Australian socialite Daisy Munroe and UK lawyer Louis Oakley, inherit a declining New Zealand vineyard, Oakley Wines, in the fictional Peak
View wine district located in the real wine district of Central Otago. The joint heirs have no experience with wine-making or New Zealand rural culture, and each is having financial, social,
and existential crises. They become interested in the winery's future but frequently don't see eye-to-eye. Furthermore, a neighbouring vineyard wants to buy Oakley Wines and is
unhappy that the inexperienced newcomers might stay. WHO STARS IN UNDER THE VINES? Rebecca Gibney, known for the Australian TV series The Flying Doctors and Winter, plays Daisy Monore. Daisy
is a Sydney socialite and stepdaughter and financial dependent of recently deceased Stanley Oakley. Charles Edwards, known for Downton Abbey, The Crown, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings
of Power, plays Louis Oakley. Louis is a British lawyer with a failing marriage and financial troubles and a nephew to Stanley. Sarah Peirse, known for Heavenly Creatures and Rain, is
Marissa Silverton. Marissa is Peakview's local socialite, president of the wine federation board, and co-owner of neighbouring Shimmering Lake vineyard, who is keen on buying Oakley
Wines at a low price. John Bach, known for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, is Don Silverton. Don is Marissa's husband and co-owner of Shimmering Lake. Trae Te Wiki, known
for Killer Sofa and Because I Hate Korea, is Tippy (Isabella) Bidois. Tippy is Oakley's young, adventurous, and newly successful winemaker. Simon Mead, known for Nothing Trivial and The
Cul De Sac, as Gus. Gus is the manager of the vines and the physical 'grunt' of the Oakley vineyard. Cohen Holloway, known for Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Boy, is Vic Grimes.
Vic is a local lawyer managing the sale of Oakley Vineyard and also a small-time winemaker and husband of Nic Grimes. Carrie Green is Nic Grimes who is a clay sculptor with a quest to
improve her fertility and have a child. Cathrine Wilkin, known for Stateless and Shortland Street, is the owner of nearby vegan, biodynamic and lesbian winery Coven Wines. Dean
O'Gorman, known for The Hobbit and Golden Boy, is Griffin 'Griff' Galway. He is Daisy's gay best friend, an Australian famous international actor. Lotima Pome'e,
known for The Legend of Baron To'a and Savage, is Rowan, a young local worker and entrepreneur. Sara Wiseman, known for A Place to Call Home and The Cult, is Simone Oakley, Louis's
ex-wife. Sam Gardener as Julian 'Jay' Oakley, who is Louis's son. Article continues below