Academic thriller tests the nerves
Teacher and student clash in deadly college drama Cheat
BY now fans of Dr Pimple Popper will have realised dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee pops way more than begins as a seemingly open-andshut case of academic deception quickly spirals out of control.”
The mini-series will “keep audiences guessing from the start” as it discovers “just how far we’re prepared to go to stand up for what we believe”. It follows Dr Leah, who has always prided herself on her academic integrity and is quick to accuse undergraduate Rose for submitting a suspiciously brilliant essay.
It starts a war between the women as Rose retaliates and Leah becomes consumed with trying to expose her student as a cheat.
Windsor, who won a Bafta for Best Actress for her role in Three Girls, said it becomes clear as the drama builds that both women have miscalculated. She added: “I Dr Sandra Lee aging” and another with a horn growing on her head. Dr Lee’s enthusiasm is infectious – but it’s not a job for the faint-hearted, and certainly not to be watched on a full stomach. think at the start both characters underestimate each other and think they’ve worked out the other one.
“Rose is a student and a very intelligent young woman.
“She is a bit of an outsider at university and observes everything going on around her. “She thinks she knows who Leah is and believes she can play with her a bit.
“There’s this power struggle between them. But they are quite similar. It’s a complex relationship that changes throughout the series.” As their feud spills over into their personal lives, the women come face-to-face one final time and are forced to reconcile with the truth.
Cheat begins on UTV tomorrow at 9pm. It starts on Virgin Media One on March 18 at 9pm.