Sunday People

Faith back with mac and whack

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WATCHING a relatively composed Daniel Radcliffe break down during hiswho Do You Think You Are? journey was heartbreak­ing to watch. Beginning an A-list run of this new BBC1 series on Monday, the Potter star discovered that his great-grandfathe­r, who had a jewellery business in Hatton Garden, committed suicide out of fear of bankruptcy.

Welling up as he read his ancestor’s suicide note, he said: “I just feel sorry for him.it’s so funny to feel this connection to someone that you don’t know.”

But later there was a love story. Daniel read letters between his great-great uncle Ernie and beloved Jeannie that made him blush.

A truly magic tale of love during the First World War. “SPECIAL coat, special coat,” muttered Eve Myles as she returned to our screens as badass lawyer mum Faith Howells on Tuesday.

Fans’ hearts were all a- flutter within two minutes of the return of Keeping Faith on BBC1 as she approached her famous yellow mac. But, no! We were tricked! Sashaying past a yellow throw – those crafty producers – Faith picked up an electric blue trench coat. Now, of course, we all want one.

This was the Welsh thriller that kept millions baffled – and boosted sales of yellow raincoats everywhere.

The word-of-mouth hit saw Eve play the woman whose husband just vanished one morning. The nail-biting first series saw Faith trying to find Evan, played by Myles’ real life husband Bradley Freegard, and discoverin­g his dodgy dealings. She nearly lost custody of her children, had affair never continued. Let’s move swiftly her daughter Alys abducted and was forced past the fact that crime boss Gael Reardon to deal with hardened criminals. appeared to have a new head, but suffice

Then just as she had pulled her life back to say she was back. to some semblance of order, in the final Evan got four years’ jail for converting moments, in walked Evan, brazen as you £ 250,000 of criminal property for the like. Er, excuse me? Fans were left with a Glynn clan. Faith will wait for him, but a dossier of burning questions. spot of marriage counsellin­g might be in

Series two picked up 18 months later, their future. And most importantl­y, the with flashbacks finally giving us answers. mac was back.

“I had to go away. Business,” he told the Faith meanwhile got on with a gripping kids. That old chestnut. murder case. A farmer had been shot dead

Faith grabbed a bottle of wine and I and the wife, Madlen Vaughan, was wasn’t sure if she was going to down it in suspect No1. one or whack him with it. Either would Has she ever defended a murder sushave been totally understand­able. pect before? “Let this be the first!” said

In the end, the stand-out moment was Faith, much to the horror of father-in-law a glorious, unexpected headbutt from Tom. Things don’t look great for Madlen Faith. I can imagine that was an amusing so far, with her prints on the gun. Will scene to film with her real husband. Faith get the chance to defend her case?

“You broke me,” she spat at him. Bravo With her own fashionabl­e superhero that woman. Back in the present and more capes of many colours, and the eye of the questions were answered. An awkward tiger, the boxing gloves went on and she exchange xchange with Steve Baldini revealed their might m just be the best woman for the job.

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