Jessica Raine and Damien Molony, Nicholas Pinnock and Antonia Thomas (and Maria Almeida), Leila Farzad and Hugh Skinner, plus the laziest au pair in the world Florence Banks. And the most annoying man on the island Tom Goodman-Hill, and Dolly Wells.
Friends gather in rather run-down villa on Greek island (actually Malta). Husband A snogs wife B; wife A has always fancied husband B. Wife A keeps seeing Greek Moirai who predict fates.
A generally annoying 8 x 45 BBC presentation which feels like the writer made it up as she went along. OK, that's also the way I write, but I mean it in a bad, unthought-through way. Then there's a fire and everyone has to run away. The music makes it sound like it's trying to be The White Lotus.
The Guardian says 'it will give you a well-earned break from bad TV' but I've also seen 'BBC viewers beg 'make it stop' as loathsome new psychological drama is slated'. We did laugh, but not I think at things we were supposed to laugh at. I found Raines' transition from super-nice to empowered new woman entirely unbelievable. The whole thing gets more staggeringly implausible as it goes along. Also never seems as hot as Greece would in August. And one minute they're walking everywhere, the next they have hire cars?
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