Another ITV mini-series based on a popular novel, this one by Dorothy Koomson. We're sure there are PhD theses to be written on why so many novels and TV dramas seem to be based on 'a terrible secret from the past that threatens the present...' etc. This one concerns Poppy (Jodhi May) newly released from prison after a seventeen-year sentence for murder and hunting for Serena (Lorraine Burroughs) whom she blames for her conviction. Watchable enough, with performances we suspect are better than the material. In a year or so this will probably blur with all the other ITV mini-series based on popular novels about a terrible secret from the past that threatens the present....
A word about the scheduling.... Its Friday night slot indicates it's either firmly aimed at parents and sensible-slipper types or that TV schedulers finally understand that not everyone loves being in bars so crowded you have to hug your drink or risk losing it in the crowd. Friday is the new Sunday?
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