NEW DRAMA
The Staircase
Thursday, 9pm, 10.20pm & 11.35pm, Sky Atlantic
True-crime documentary The Staircase gained worldwide attention on Netflix in 2018 when it chronicled the investigation into the suspicious death of Kathleen Peterson at her home in Durham, North Carolina, in 2001.
Kathleen’s body was found at the foot of the stairs, her husband Michael claiming that she must have tripped and fallen. However, an autopsy revealed injuries to the back of Kathleen’s head consistent with an attack using a blunt instrument. As Michael was arrested for Kathleen’s murder, shocking details soon emerged about his private life…
Sky Atlantic’s new eight-part drama, also called The Staircase, stars Toni Collette as Kathleen and Colin Firth as Michael. Inspired by the original documentary, the series – which also stars Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner – blends facts with speculation to dramatise the weeks before Kathleen’s death, along with the subsequent investigation and sensational court case.
TV&Satellite Week caught up with Collette, 49, for a video interview to find out more…
What made you want to portray Kathleen?
I think her husband Michael is somewhat glorified within their family, and certainly in the documentary she was objectified and really nothing more than a victim. This show is much more balanced in terms of its perspective. It’s as much about the breakdown of their marriage as it is about what happens after her death.
How is Kathleen shown in this series?
Denne historien er fra April 30, 2022-utgaven av TV & Satellite Week.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra April 30, 2022-utgaven av TV & Satellite Week.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Fighting talk
Netflix becomes the exclusive home of WWE in the UK
Hitting the BULLSEYE
Darts legend' Bobby George recalls the sport's glory days
Terror on the Tube
A moving docuseries looks back at the 2005 suicide attacks on London
Go In beace!
There's a new face in the pulpit as Will says goodbye in Grantchester
Hearts & bones
It's all change at The Lyell Centre when colleagues Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Jack Hodgson (David Caves), who are now engaged to be married, find themselves with a new boss.
All at sea
Can the cruiseship sleuths solve the death of an opera singer?
Lending a hand
Rory Kinnear returns as real-life local hero Dave Fishwick in a feel-good sequel
MIND hunter
An autistic woman turns detective in a groundbreaking crime drama
Deadly harbour
Joanne Froggatt and John Bradley star in a Sydney-set murder mystery
Switched at birth
James Norton stars in a gripping thriller about the devastating repercussions of a hospital mix-up
