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• 2025

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Summary

Martin Compston, Anjli Mohindra and Solly McLeod headline a tense three-part psychological thriller adapted by screenwriter Mick Ford from on Dirk Kurbjuweit's book. Martyn (Martin Compston) and Rebecca (Anjli Mohindra) leave behind the turbulence of London for a quieter life in Glasgow with their two young children. The family moves into a beautiful house and meet their neighbour Jan (Solly McLeod), who makes a series of unnerving comments to Rebecca. Thus begins a campaign of intimidation and threat that pushes Martyn and Rebecca to the edge of sanity as they fight to protect their family without any support from the authorities. Justin Chadwick directs all three episodes

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Jack Seale

Martin Compston and Anjli Mohindra lead a strong cast in a drama that has the essential element of the British psychological thriller: middle-class people whose enviable life is about to be destroyed, in nightmarish fashion. A family moves into a lovely townhouse in Glasgow, the only snag being that they don’t own the basement and the guy who lives there seems a bit off… if you recall the 1990 Michael Keaton movie Pacific Heights, you’ll have a rough idea of how bad things are going to get.

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5.9/10

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