James McAvoy (His Dark Materials) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) are teaming up for a new project, with this being the first time the two have starred on-screen together. We can look for them in the forthcoming BBC movie, entitled Together, reports Deadline.

The relationship drama revolves around a married couple, played by McAvoy and Horgan, going through the motions during lockdown. They have their 10-year-old son to help keep the peace.

Both are career oriented, with Horgan's character working as a refugee charity worker, and McAvoy's character described as a self-made man, who runs a computer consultancy company.

McAvoy talks about what drew him to the project, saying in a statement, "Dennis (Kelly) writes so wittily for these characters and his script had me within the first few pages. When I heard Sharon was involved with Stephen Daldry directing, it was a no brainer."

While the married couple is at odds, it's not all doom and gloom, with McAvoy giving some more background on what to expect:  "It’s a hilarious, heartfelt, entertaining and unconsciously funny exploration of a relationship and a couple facing real tragedy across a year we have all lived through.”

Horgan also chimed in, sharing her thoughts on the subject matter in a statement, "I think everyone who got involved in this film had no intention of doing a Covid drama, but then we read Dennis’ script and changed our minds. We shot this in ten days so it was a beautifully stressful experience."

"Beautifully stressful" is a nice way to put a positive spin on a time crunch.

Together is written by Dennis Kelly (The Third Day) and directed by Stephen Daldry (The Crown).

There's no word on when and where this will premiere, but fingers crossed it will make it stateside.

Are you keen to see these two star opposite each other?