Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestThe tangled web of lies involving Dougie Molloy, Maggie Shields and Christopher Veazey become more complicated. Maggie is desperate to get her daughter back and starts to wonder who she can trust.
Dougie Molloy is a widower, whose daughter disappeared three years ago. At the time, he was suspected of murdering her. Three years later, Dougie falls in love with divorcee Maggie Shields but has a difficult relationship with her daughter, Scarlett. The day after the couple get married, Scarlett disappears, and Dougie is again the prime suspect.
Acting
Philip Glenister carries every suspicious glance perfectly.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Despite the 2005 date, this ITV drama aired with minimal promotion and sank without trace—hence the 2-vote TMDB rating.
The title 'The Stepfather' deliberately evokes 1987's psycho-thriller classic, but this is pure slow-burn procedural—no slashers here.
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