Mother-in-laws get a bad rap in fiction and this disturbing two-part drama, The Little House, (starting tonight on ITV1, 9pm) does nothing to improve their standing. Newlyweds Ruth (Lucy Griffiths, Robin Hood) and Patrick (Rupert Evans) are visiting his parents when it transpires that they want their darling (and unappealingly drippy) son and his pretty wife to move into a wisteria-wrapped... More >>...
- 11/1/2010
- by Ruth Margolis
- TV.com
Rising star Lucy Griffiths, best known for her role as Maid Marion in Robin Hood, stars in a new two-part drama for ITV The Little House. 24 year old Lucy (represented by Hamilton Hodell), has gone blonde again for the part of Ruth, as she did for her role as Jane in ITV's five-part drama Collision.
The Little House is a compelling two-part thriller exploring the psychological power struggles within one family and the lengths an obsessive mother will go to keep control of her son, based on the best-selling novel by Philippa Gregory. Adapted for television by Ed Whitmore, the drama also stars BAFTA-winning actress Francesca Annis, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Rupert Evans.
"The Little House is a creepy and compelling tale of the power struggles within one family. Ed's script brilliantly captures the claustrophobia and tension in Philippa's novel and constantly plays with your perceptions of the two central women.
The Little House is a compelling two-part thriller exploring the psychological power struggles within one family and the lengths an obsessive mother will go to keep control of her son, based on the best-selling novel by Philippa Gregory. Adapted for television by Ed Whitmore, the drama also stars BAFTA-winning actress Francesca Annis, Tim Pigott-Smith, and Rupert Evans.
"The Little House is a creepy and compelling tale of the power struggles within one family. Ed's script brilliantly captures the claustrophobia and tension in Philippa's novel and constantly plays with your perceptions of the two central women.
- 10/29/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
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