Behind closed doors…

Joanne Froggatt on playing a domesticabuse victim in a ‘Hitchcockian’ thriller

- CAREN CLARK

Ed Harrison

SAMUEL ADEWUNMI

The mysterious private investigator chats to Angela in a bar and subsequently follows her before making a stunning revelation about Olivier. But will Ed prove her saviour?

‘There’s more to Ed than meets the eye,’ teases Samuel. ‘He’s a deeply troubled character who struggles with his sense of morality and his sense of right and wrong.’

Angela Black

JOANNE FROGGATT

The caring mum, who volunteers at a dog shelter, fights for her family’s survival when she is given life-changing news about her abusive husband.

‘We find Angela at a crucial point where she is trying to navigate how to leave this relationship,’ says Joanne. ‘But she realises there’s even more at stake than she thought...’

Olivier Meyer

MICHIEL HUISMAN

Angela’s charming property developer husband appears to be a loving family man, but he beats his wife and will do anything in his power to manipulate her.

‘It’s important to Olivier how people perceive him,’ says Michiel. ‘But the reality is that there is a very dark side to his character, which he desperately tries to hide.’

ANGELA BLACK

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Few actors combine vulnerability and inner steel as powerfully as Joanne Froggatt, who has delivered acclaimed performances as rape survivors in both Downton Abbey and Liar.