The cottages range from those ancient and thatched to more recent council build brick moderns. There is the village square, with the church, the hall, the pub, the post office and sundry shops close to hand. But most of all it's a very entertaining thriller,' he added.The scene is a sleepy little village in the English countryside - a quintessential English village. 'There's a conspiracy angle to it, and it's also about containment of facts and propaganda. She brings a sensitivity and a vulnerability to quite a difficult role. Speaking about working with Keeley, Max Beesley said, 'She has masses of gravitas.

Anneika Rose (Line of Duty) plays Ammrita Chohhan.Rebekah Staton (Raised by Wolves) plays Mary-Ann Phillips.Lewis Reeves (I May Destroy You) plays Curtis Saunders.Lara Rossi (Robin Hood) plays Jodie Blake.Ukweli Roach (Blindspot) plays Sam Clyde.Aisling Loftus (A Discovery of Witches) plays Zoe Moran.Samuel West (All Creatures Great and Small) plays Bernard Westcott.Hannah Tointon (Festival) plays Rachel Saunders.Cherrelle Skeete (Hanna) plays Bryony Cummings.Max Beesley (Mad Dogs, Homeland, Hotel Babylon) plays Paul Haynes.Synnøve Karlsen (Clique, Last Night in Soho) plays Cassie Stone.Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, The Durrells, Ashes to Ashes) plays Dr Susannah Zellaby.It is evident now that they must be stopped. Susannah volunteers to go with them and strives to get Cassie to safety. Paul and Susannah work together to uncover the truth.Īfter more bloodshed, the children plan to leave in episode seven. Meanwhile, tragedy strikes one of the families. Two years later episode six shows the children going behind Susannah's back to express their desire to leave Midwich and Susannah suspects ulterior motives at work. Meanwhile Zoe and Sam are galvanised into action by another miracle. When Paul awakens to the children's true nature, he pleads with Susannah to try to forge a truce with them. The children now see Susannah as a threat and use their powers to neutralise her.Įpisode five sees the children's hold on Midwich strengthen. Susannah tries to understand the cause of the children's violent instincts. See all weight loss and exercise featuresįurther shocking realisations are made in episode four, whilst investigating Amrita's disappearance, Paul's own attachment to Nathan is challenged.Child development stages: Ages 0-16 years.See all conception & fertility features.Fines for taking children out of school.

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