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| Morven Christie | ... | Ellen 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Vicky McClure | ... | Paula 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Richard Rankin | ... | Ian 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Dougray Scott | ... | David 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Navin Chowdhry | ... | Kieran 3 episodes, 2017 | |
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Sarah MacRae | ... | Rianne 3 episodes, 2017 |
| Siobhan Redmond | ... | Beth 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Gilly Gilchrist | ... | Vernon 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Kim Allan | ... | Lucy 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Euan Macnaughton | ... | DS Lockheid / ... 3 episodes, 2017 | |
| Thierry Mabonga | ... | Celebrant 3 episodes, 2017 | |
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Lexie McLean | ... | Nina 3 episodes, 2017 |
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Caoimhe Clough | ... | Zoe 3 episodes, 2017 |
| Sharon Young | ... | Georgia 2 episodes, 2017 | |
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Taqi Nazeer | ... | Omar 2 episodes, 2017 |
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Jarrah Fraser | ... | Lia 2 episodes, 2017 |
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Riley Fraser | ... | Lia 2 episodes, 2017 |
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Sarah Waddell | ... | Lia 2 episodes, 2017 |
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Rosie Kilshaw | ... | Lia 2 episodes, 2017 |
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Michael McCann | ... | Customer 2 episodes, 2017 |
| Neve McIntosh | ... | Kay 2 episodes, 2017 | |
Ellen gets unexpectedly pregnant just after landing a big contract for her architects' practice. She hopes to be away for the shortest time and hires someone to cover the gap. Paula is the same age as Ellen but already has a ten-year-old daughter. She made the opposite life choice, took a big chunk of her career out to dedicate herself full time to her child. As Paula shadows Ellen for the last months of her pregnancy, she seems the perfect hire - enthusiastic, personable, super-competent. But Ellen begins to worry Paula has another agenda. Paula refuses to believe Ellen when she says she plans to return in a couple of months. She's confident Ellen will change her mind when she falls in love with her baby. Ellen thinks that maybe Paula doesn't want her back. Ever. Ellen becomes increasingly disturbed by Paula's subtle manipulations at the office. She sees Paula ingratiate herself with bosses, client, even friends. Ellen begins to see her less as a support and more of a rival. But no ... Written by Left Bank Pictures
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I really enjoyed this thriller. A slick, gripping, engaging three part drama which develops well, before a dramatic, albeit unusual conclusion.
Beautifully acted, the two main players Morven Christie (Ellen) and Vicky McClure (Paula) are excellent, bouncing off one another brilliantly, as you watch you get a true sense of awkwardness, almost loathing between the pair, the body language was expertly done.
McClure is always the good guy, moral, but here she has a killer smile, beautiful but deadly. Well acted all round, Dougray Scott, Siobhan Redmond etc, but it's the two lead actresses that shine.
The first two episodes are great, if a little padded at times, the third is definitely bonkers, and came in for a lot of criticism, but I enjoyed it, after two hours of meaningful stares they needed to do something different, and that they certainly did.
The finale wasn't what I was expecting, I had a different conclusion in my mind altogether, but I applaud it for being bold, too often you watch a drama which contains a flat conclusion, not here.
8/10, really enjoyed.