The Sister (TV series)
{{Short description|British psychological thriller 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| writer = Neil Cross
| director = Niall MacCormick
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 4
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|10|26}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2020|10|29}}
| runtime = 47–76 minutes
| company = Euston Films
| network = ITV
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The Sister is a British psychological thriller television series directed by Niall MacCormick,{{cite news |title=The Sister on ITV release date – Russell Tovey and cast, plus trailer and plot, 26 October 2020 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-26/the-sister-itv-release-date-cast/|accessdate=27 October 2020 |publisher=Radio Times}} and adapted by Neil Cross from his novel Burial.{{cite web |title=Burial |url=http://www.neil-cross.com/burial |website=Neil Cross |accessdate=27 October 2020}} The four-part series stars Russell Tovey,{{cite news |title=Russell Tovey on seeing ghost dogs and his first lead role in TV|date= 26 October 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-54450693 |accessdate=27 October 2020 |publisher=BBC}} Bertie Carvel, Amrita Acharia and Nina Toussaint-White{{cite news |title=Meet the cast of Russell Tovey thriller The Sister, 27 October 2020 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-27/the-sister-cast-characters/|accessdate=27 October 2020 |publisher=Radio Times}}{{cite news |title=The Sister on ITV: When does the chilling murder drama start? Who is in the cast? Where is it filmed? All you need to know, 26 October 2020 |url=https://www.bt.com/tv/drama/the-sister-itv-cast-air-date-filming-location-russell-tovey |accessdate=27 October 2020 |publisher=BT}} and was first broadcast on ITV from 26 to 29 October 2020.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} It was released as a Hulu original in 2021. The original title was Because the Night.{{cite web|url=https://independenttribune.com/special_sections/tvweek/page-009/page_6578f5d9-fa77-5cec-b4b0-d2c7096af224.html|title=Streaming This Week|last=Simpson|first=Dana|work=Independent Tribune|via=TV Media|date=13 January 2021|accessdate=14 January 2021}}
Cast
- Russell Tovey as Nathan Redman
- Bertie Carvel as Robert "Bob" Morrow
- Amrita Acharia as Holly Fox
- Amanda Root as June Fox
- Paul Bazely as Graham Fox
- Simone Ashley as Elise Fox
- Nina Toussaint-White as DCI Jacki Hadley
- Ewan Bailey as DCI William Holloway
Episodes
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|Title=Episode 1
|DirectedBy=Gary Badger
|WrittenBy=Neil Cross
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|10|26|df=y}}
|Viewers=7.01
|ShortSummary= Nathan has been hiding a dark secret but, one rainy evening, an unwelcome face from his past knocks on his door.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber=2
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|Title=Episode 2
|DirectedBy=Niall MacCormick
|WrittenBy=Neil Cross
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|10|27|df=y}}
|Viewers=5.48
|ShortSummary= Nathan realises his loved ones are at risk as secrets are exposed and a surprising link is revealed between past events and the present.
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|EpisodeNumber=3
|EpisodeNumber2=3
|Title=Episode 3
|DirectedBy=Niall MacCormick
|WrittenBy=Neil Cross
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|10|28|df=y}}
|Viewers=5.32
|ShortSummary= The truth is revealed as Nathan and Bob go digging in the woods. And just when Nathan hopes his long nightmare might be over, Bob inflicts another twist of the knife.
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|Title=Episode 4
|DirectedBy=Niall MacCormick
|WrittenBy=Neil Cross
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2020|10|29|df=y}}
|Viewers=5.26
|ShortSummary= Bob reveals his true intentions, and Nathan fights back with everything he has. But how far is he prepared to go?
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Critical reception
The series received generally positive reviews from critics. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian described the drama as "a supernaturally-tinged dose of nail-bitery, doled out in suspenseful chunks". She praised the acting of lead Russell Tovey, whose portrayal of an "Everyman, suffering as an essentially good person trapped in a worsening hell not of his own making" made the viewing "absolutely agonising" and his depiction of guilt "genuinely moving". She considered the supernatural element "well-handled, even if I wish the connection between ghosts et al and our internal but very real horrors had been more fully explored rather than merely hinted at."{{cite news |title=The Sister review – a nail-biting whodunnit that is truly haunting - Lucy Mangan, 27 October 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/oct/27/the-sister-review-a-nail-biting-whodunnit-that-is-truly-haunting |work=The Guardian}} Sean O'Grady of The Independent thought that, although the drama is filmed in "horror-movie cliché" of "dark, rainy nights in shadowy woods with ghoulish dialogue" that made it "ideal for near-Halloween viewing", the "strength of the cast and the very clever, subtle way" Neil Cross told the story saved it from being risible, and Cross had achieved the aim of making "the viewers sleep with the lights on".{{cite news |title=The Sister review: This ghoulish mystery is ideal Halloween viewing - Sean O'Grady, 27 October 2020 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-sister-review-itv-tv-russell-tovey-neil-cross-b1347058.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-sister-review-itv-tv-russell-tovey-neil-cross-b1347058.html |archive-date=18 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt10642480|title=The Sister}}
{{Neil Cross}}
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Category:2020 British television series debuts
Category:2020 British television series endings
Category:2020s British drama television series
Category:2020s British television miniseries
Category:British thriller television series
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:ITV television dramas