Plot Synopsis

Based on Andrew O'Hagan's 2020 novel of the same name, MAYFLIES is a two-part drama series that centers on a friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news. He wants to take control of his terminal cancer diagnosis and end his life by assisted suicide in Switzerland, and he wants Jimmy to help. As Jimmy wrestles with this life-changing moral dilemma, the two men reflect on their friendship and the course of their lives, reminiscing about a magical teenage weekend in Manchester where they made a vow -- to go at life differently. MAYFLIES made its U.S. debut on Monday, October 30, 2023 on Acorn TV, which released both episodes:

Part 1: Facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, Tully asks Jimmy, his friend of 30 years, to take him to Switzerland so that he can die on his own terms.

Part 2: Jimmy struggles with his conscience as he plans the Switzerland trip, but tempers flare when Tully's wife, Anna, discovers what they're up to and declares she will not support Tully's assisted suicide.