"Bleak Angela" is a TV series directed by Craig Bibellos, starring Joan Froggatt and others, and will be broadcast in the UK on October 10, 2021. Created by Two Brothers, the production company of "Life in London", in collaboration with ITV and Spectrum, the series has 6 episodes and is a Hitchcockian psychological thriller.
The heroine in the play, Angela Blake (Joanne Froggatt), is a suburban London housewife who seems to have a happy life. Her husband Olivier (Michiel Huisman) is charming, hard-working, and outwardly a perfect husband. However, the reality is far more complicated than it appears on the surface. Angela is actually a domestic violence victim caught in a relationship she can't escape.
One day, a private detective named Ed (Samuel Adewunmi) found Angela and revealed Olivier's darkest secret to her. This unexpected revelation shocked Angela, and she gradually realized that the husband she knew was not the real him. As the mystery was solved, Angela found herself in a whirlpool of lies and deceit, and the true face of her husband gradually surfaced.
Bleak Angela is not just a psychological thriller, but a work that reflects the realities of domestic violence and deceit. Through the exciting plot and the intricate relationship between the characters, the series reveals the complexity of human nature and the secrets hidden behind the family. The audience will follow Angela into the fog of lies and explore the pain and courage behind the truth.