Paula

BBC TWO, 9.00PM

 Top playwright Conor Mcpherson has woven a dark web of menace and desire in this tense crime thriller. Last week, schoolteacher Paula (Denise Gough) had her orderly life thrown into disarray after a one-night stand with handyman James (Tom Hughes), a shady type who suffers from hallucinations. This week, the police draw links between James and the sudden death of Paula’s ex-boyfriend.