4.248 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestEmma learns to truth behind Connie's actions and confronts her own demons, but it may not be enough to convince a jury the Connie is no longer a danger to society.
A dedicated forensic psychiatrist, Emma Robertson, is assigned to assess the sanity of Connie Mortensen, a “yummy mummy” accused of a despicable crime.
Acting
Watson vs. Gough: a masterclass in controlled unraveling
Writing
Salaman adapts her own novel with surgical precision
Direction
Claustrophobic framing turns therapy into combat
Creator
Clara Salaman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clara Salaman wrote the novel under a pseudonym before adapting it herself; the psychiatric hospital was a real Victorian asylum in London.
The 'yummy mummy' archetype here weaponizes class anxiety—the perfect mother as perfect monster, a uniquely British horror.
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