Angela Black is a six-part thriller series, created and written by Harry Williams and Jack Williams, which began airing on ITV on 10 October 2021, in six weekly installments. The show is internationally co-produced by Spectrum Originals and ITV in conjunction with Two Brothers Pictures.[1]
| Angela Black | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Harry Williams and Jack Williams |
| Written by | Harry Williams and Jack Williams |
| Directed by | Craig Vivieros |
| Starring | Joanne Froggatt Michiel Huisman Samuel Adewunmi |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Harry Williams and Jack Williams |
| Production location | London |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Two Brothers Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV Spectrum |
| Release | 10 October – 14 November 2021 |
The series stars Joanne Froggatt as Angela Meyer, a wife and mother of two who is in an abusive relationship with her husband Olivier (Michiel Huisman). One day, she is approached by a mysterious man, Ed Harrison (Samuel Adewunmi), who claims that Olivier has hired him to kill her. The pair form an unlikely relationship, and try to turn the tables on Olivier.[2]
Filming for the series began in London in October 2020.[3] All six episodes of the series premiered exclusively on BritBox in the UK before their linear broadcast. Internationally, the series has aired on Stan in Australia,[4] Spectrum Original in the United States, and via Globoplay in Brazil.
Cast
edit- Joanne Froggatt as Angela Meyer[3]
- Michiel Huisman as Olivier Meyer[3]
- Samuel Adewunmi as Ed Harrison/Theo Walters[3]
- Seth Stokes as Max Meyer; Angela and Olivier's son
- Clement Stokes as Sam Meyer; Angela and Olivier's son
- Ashley McGuire as Judy; Angela's boss
- Pippa Nixon as PC Claire Chappelhow
- Zora Bishop as Nasrin (1.4, 1.5)
- Joe Coen as Chris (1.4, 1.5)
- Lara Rossi as Gwen (1.5, 1.6)
- Sara Houghton as Marissa; a friend of the Meyer family
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [5] | U.K viewers (millions) [6] | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Craig Viveiros | Harry Williams and Jack Williams | 10 October 2021 | 6.75 | |
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Four months after he last assaulted his wife, Olivier Meyer strikes again. This time, he leaves her with a missing tooth and facial bruising, all because he feels she embarrassed him at a dinner party earlier that evening. The next day, while walking the children to school, his wife, Angela, is approached by a strange man who claims that Olivier has hired him to follow her, and that he has been doing so for the past two months. Angela dismisses the man as a crank, despite his claims that Olivier has hired him to gather evidence to submit for divorce proceedings. Later that evening, the man, claiming to be Ed Harrison, visits Angela at home and claims the stakes have been raised - Olivier wants her dead. | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Craig Viveiros | Harry Williams and Jack Williams | 17 October 2021 | 6.54 | |
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Ed tries to convince Angela to work with him, using the disappearance of one of Olivier's former work colleagues, Yuki, as leverage. Ed reveals that Olivier and Yuki were having an affair, and tries to convince Angela to look in Olivier's briefcase, which pertains to contain evidence confirming this. Angela manages to do so, and is shocked to find a letter and a suggestive picture of Yuki. As the distance in Angela and Olivier's relationship grows, Ed reaches out to Angela with a proposition - to kill Olivier before he kills her. | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Craig Viveiros | Harry Williams and Jack Williams | 24 October 2021 | 6.45 | |
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Angela and Ed put their plan to murder Olivier into action. Angela drugs Olivier with a sleeping pill, and leaves him in bed while Ed sneaks in to the house, on the pretence of being an armed intruder. Angela escapes to the safety of a neighbour, while Ed does the deed. Angela phones 999, but on her return to the house, is shocked to find Olivier alive and Ed nowhere to be found. The following night, Ed telephones Angela and informs her that Olivier has discovered they tried to murder him, and advises her to run. Before she can leave, Olivier arrives with the police in tow, and Angela is arrested. In interview, she discovers that the events of the past few days have been the subject of a thriller novel by an author, "Ed Harrison", and that all evidence pointing towards the real Ed's involvement has been cleverly wiped or edited. | ||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Craig Viveiros | Harry Williams and Jack Williams | 31 October 2021 | 6.11 | |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Craig Viveiros | Harry Williams and Jack Williams | 7 November 2021 | 5.96 | |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Craig Viveiros | Harry Williams and Jack Williams | 14 November 2021 | 5.79 | |
References
edit- ^ White, Peter (8 October 2020). "Joanne Froggatt To Star In Psychological Drama 'Angela Black' For Spectrum & ITV From 'Fleabag' Producer". Deadline. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ I Heart British TV (2 November 2020). "ITV Commissions Thriller Angela Black Starring Joanne Froggatt". I Heart British TV. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ling, Thomas (8 October 2020). "Joanne Froggatt to lead ITV's new psychological thriller Angela Black". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Perry, Kevin (28 July 2021). "STAN SECURES AUSTRALIAN RIGHTS TO NEW JOANNE FROGGATT SUSPENSE DRAMA ANGELA BLACK". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Angela Black". Next Episode. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Most viewed programmes". BARB. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
edit- Angela Black at IMDb
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