Miniseries · BBC One
Lord of the Flies
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Winston Sawyers
Ralph
4 eps
David McKenna
Nicholas / Piggy
4 eps
Lox Pratt
Jack Merridew
4 eps
Ike Talbut
Simon Camborne
4 eps
Thomas Connor
Roger
4 eps
Cornelius Brandreth
Maurice
4 eps
Cassius Flemyng
Eric
4 eps
Noah Flemyng
Sam
4 eps
Harrison Metcalf
Frankie
4 eps
Rafael de Belligny
Robert
4 eps
Felix Tandon
William
4 eps
Beau Thompson
Philip
4 eps
Kai Wilson
Jasper
4 eps
Freddie Lee-Grey
Percival
4 eps
Tom Page-Turner
Bill
4 eps
Gus Turner
Theodore
4 eps
Daniel Mays
Fred
4 eps
Tom Goodman-Hill
Memur
4 eps
Lake Coleman
Boy with the Birthmark
4 eps
Blake Williams
Lawrence
4 eps
Fred Jones
Johnny
4 eps
Xavier Edmead
Peter
4 eps
Jake FJ Miller
4 eps
Patrick Buckley
4 eps
Leo Weston
4 eps
Eliot Turner
4 eps
Sacha Lee-Khan
4 eps
Zachary Moniz
4 eps
Theo Chow
4 eps
Alfie Kiely
4 eps
Teddy Winter
4 eps
Elim Mapira
4 eps
Bon Cooper
4 eps
Rory Kinnear
Ralph's Father (uncredited)
4 eps
Titus Boniface
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Lord of the Flies actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Lord of the Flies reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
After a plane crash, a group of schoolboys find themselves stranded on a tropical island without adults. Ralph is elected leader and, with the help of the intelligent Piggy, strives to maintain order and civilization. Jack, responsible for the signal fire, becomes increasingly focused on hunting and power struggles. This leads to tensions within the group, gradually pushing the boys from hope and structure into chaos and tragedy.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Piggy
Piggy finds something that proves useful to the group but is hurt when his new friend breaks a promise.
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Jack Thorne
S01E03
Simon
Simon tries to warn his friends as the latest beast sighting spreads terror across the camps.
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Jack Thorne
S01E04
Ralph
Ralph jumps into action when violence escalates, then realises with horror that it is his turn to be hunted.
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Jack Thorne
S01E02
Jack
Jack’s determination to kill a pig leads him to neglect other duties, with grave consequences.
- Directed by Marc Munden
- Written by Jack Thorne
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Marc MundenExecutive Producer
- Cailah ScobieExecutive Producer
- Callum Devrell-CameronProducer
- Nawfal FaizullahExecutive Producer
- Jack ThorneExecutive Producer
- Jamie CampbellExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jack ThorneWriter
Direction
- Marc MundenDirector
Cinematography
- Mark WolfDirector of Photography
Music
- Kara TalveOriginal Music Composer
- Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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