Rye Lane
- 2023 film
An uplifting rom-com set in Brixton and Peckham, about meeting the right person at the worst possible time. Stars Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson.
Streaming rank this week: 325
Press clippings
CDG Casting Awards 2024 comedy nominees revealed
The casting teams behind Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Motherland, Sex Education and Ted Lasso has been recognised in the Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series category in the Casting Directors' Guild's annual awards.
British Comedy Guide, 30th January 2024Rye Lane and Scrapper lead BIFA nominations
Raine Allen-Miller's London-set romantic comedy Rye Lane leads the nominations for the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (Bifas) with 16, followed closely by Charlotte Regan's comedy Scrapper with 14. Polite Society is also nominated for five awards.
Ben Dalton, Screen Daily, 2nd November 2023Rye Lane, and the cinema problem
Disney has announced the streaming debut date for Rye Lane, when the film had only been in UK cinemas for two weeks. Helpful, or undercutting the film's theatrical release?
Simon Brew, Film Stories, 4th April 2023The inspiration behind Rye Lane's colourful South London love story
About half a decade ago, a fresh idea for a romantic comedy was born in a WhatsApp conversation between two screenwriters, Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia.
Laura Zornosa, Time Magazine, 1st April 2023The story behind Rye Lane's unbelievable cameo
If you haven't yet caught Rye Lane at the cinema then run, don't walk to see it before its run is over. It's one of the films of the year to date and one of the best London romcoms in, well, forever.
Phil de Semlyen, Time Out, 31st March 2023The director and stars of Rye Lane on the joys of setting a romcom in Peckham
Raine Allen-Miller, Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson talk to Nicole Vassell about seeing dark-skinned actors on screen, gentrification and romance.
Nicole Vassell, The Independent, 19th March 2023Rye Lane review
Sunny south London romcom hits the sweet spot.
Mark Kermode, The Observer, 19th March 2023The romcom effect
Will a new movie gentrify Peckham as Richard Curtis gentrified Notting Hill?
Steve Rose, The Guardian, 7th March 2023Bloods returning for Series 3 on Sky
Bloods is returning for a third series on Sky Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2022Benidorm star Nathan Bryon co-writes first film
Benidorm star Nathan Bryon and his regular collaborator Tom Melia have written a rom-com feature film. Vibes & Stuff - which stars Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson - is about meeting the right person at the worst possible time.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2021