Stranger things
ADAM PRICE leads a charmed life. Two wonderful sons, a watertight marriage, brilliant career. In TV terms, this means he’s absolutely prime for ruin and devastation.
This is the latest adaptation from a Harlan Coben pageturner, starring Spooks actor Richard Armitage as the ill-fated Adam, alongside Dervla Kirwan as his soulmate Corinne.
If the word ‘soulmate’ doesn’t ring any alarm bells, I’m not sure what will.
But before we get to the part where Adam’s life is torn apart, just to flag the brilliant supporting cast in this Manchester-set drama.
Siobhan Finneran, best known for Downton and Benidorm, plays copper Johanna Griffin, while comedy legend Jennifer Saunders provides some light relief as her best mate Heidi. The pair have brilliant on-screen chemistry.
Also starring are Shaun Dooley, Paul Kaye, Anthony Head, Kadiff Kirwan and Stephen Rea.
It begins with a boy running naked through the woods, but you won’t find out what that’s all about until later. Flashback to 12 hours earlier and a strange woman, played by Hannah John-Kamen, sits next to Adam at his kids’ football clubhouse and reveals a secret about Corinne.
It’s a bombshell and a half, and not something that Adam can ignore. The news eats away at him until he decides to confront Corinne.
Meanwhile, in other weird news, detective Johanna is trying to untangle the mystery of a series of increasingly violent and bizarre crimes.
The death toll mounts, the Stranger lurks, secrets are revealed and a community is shattered.
Thank goodness all eight episodes are available to binge watch.