Jodie Comer Leads The End We Start From on BBC iPlayer

Jodie Comer is back in focus in The End We Start From, now available to watch on iPlayer. The 2024 film has been described as her best role since Killing Eve, and it puts her at the center of a flooded London as an environmental crisis unfolds.

Jodie Comer and iPlayer

Comer stars as a new mother fighting for survival after the flood hits just as her water breaks. The baby, Zeb, arrives safely, but the story quickly shifts to the scramble she and her partner R, played by Joel Fry, face as they try to find safety.

That setup gives the film a sharper edge than a standard disaster drama. It is rooted in Megan Hunter’s 2017 debut novel, and Comer also served as executive producer alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and others.

Megan Hunter’s 2017 Novel

Comer said, “I felt the exploration of that environmental crisis was unique.” She added, “We were exploring on a very human level, which really moved me – a lot more than a lot of films we’ve seen that maybe depict these kinds of happenings.”

She also said, “The relationship women have with their body after they have a baby and how they feel transformed – we really explore that.” In practice, that means the film is not built around spectacle alone; it ties the crisis to childbirth, recovery and the sudden loss of normal life.

Joel Fry as R

Comer’s line, “And she’s going through all this in the midst of an environmental catastrophe,” gets to the film’s real pressure point. R, played by Joel Fry, is not a rescue fantasy or side note; he is part of the pair trying to move through a submerged city while the newborn stays at the center of the story.

For viewers, the practical question is simple: the film is on iPlayer now, and it is one of the few recent releases to give Comer both the lead role and executive-producer credit. If you want the work that critics are pointing to when they say this is her best turn since Killing Eve, this is the one to queue up.