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, first broadcast in 2013, based on the bestselling novel by

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. The story follows two vulnerable teenage girls, Serena Gorringe (

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) and Poppy Carlisle (

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), who in the summer of 1995, are accused of murdering their schoolteacher, Marcus Hansley (

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) after becoming involved in a tryst of violence and sexual abuse. Although Serena is acquitted, Poppy is convicted of murder. In the following years, the two girls lead very different lives - Poppy's family rebuff her, leaving her to serve her prison sentence alone. Serena, however, finds love with university sweetheart Evan (

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) and has a daughter, Verity ( Dominique Jackson). But seventeen years later, Poppy and Serena are unexpectedly reunited, and they are forced to confront each other and reveal the truth behind their dark, shared history.The Arts Desk
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, was shot in Bray,

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, which is used to represent the town of

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. The series achieved good viewing figures, with the first episode gathering 5.53 million, 4.83 million tuning in for the second episode and 5.18 million for the final episode. Notably, the series has never been released on DVD.

Critical reception

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'' said of the first episode, "it shares this with ''The Poison Tree'', too, there's an obviousness to it. An ITV drama-ness about it. It's so consciously trying to be a psychological thriller, not just your bog-standard thriller," and "I'll watch the rest, because it's enthralling enough for me to want to know what happens, or rather what happened. But I won't be lying awake at night thinking about it."

Cast

— Serena Farley (née Gorringe) *

— Poppy Carlisle *

— Marcus Hansley *

— Evan Farley *

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— Young Serena Gorringe *

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— Young Poppy Carlisle * Dominique Jackson — Verity "Vee" Farley *

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— Al Francis *

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— Marlene Riley *

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— Rachel Gorringe *

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— Fez Gorringe * Eleanor Methven — Liz Carlisle * Owen Roe — Jim *

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— Brian * Laura Jane Laughlin — Serena's Lawyer * Dylan Tighe — Poppy's Lawyer

Episodes

References

External links

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