Hollington Drive is a four part ITVtelevision drama series that began broadcasting on 29 September 2021. Created and written by Sophie Petzal, the series follows two sisters and their families as they grapple with the potential crime of their children.[1][2]
Two sisters, café chain owner Theresa (Anna Maxwell Martin) and primary school headteacher Helen (Rachael Stirling), are inseparable, living side-by-side with their families in well-to-do suburban Hollington Drive. One summer evening, after their children go out to play, a local boy, Alex, goes missing. The mystery tears the families apart and tests the sisters' bond to the limit.
The fictitious upmarket 'Hollington Drive' where most of the filming was done is on Ardwyn Walk in Dinas Powys in southern Wales.[3] Other filming locations are the Hang Fire Southern Kitchen restaurant in Barry (Wales) and Sanatorium Park (Cardiff).
ReceptionEdit
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the first episode three out of five stars, praising the leads and potential.[4] Ed Cumming of The Independent gave the first episode three out of five stars, questioning some of the tropes, but writing of Martin, "[she] is incapable of playing a scene without emotional intelligence, and brilliantly conveys a woman whose mind is racing to nightmarish conclusions while she maintains an appearance of calm", and Stirling, "a worthy foil to her, all patrician vowels and buttoned-up denial, in pronounced contrast to Theresa’s doom".[5]The Telegraph gave it four out of five stars, dubbing it, "layered and intriguing".[6]
ReferencesEdit
^"Hollington Drive: start date and time, cast and latest news on ITV drama". Radio Times. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^White, Peter (24 February 2020). "ITV Nabs Thriller 'Hollington Drive' From 'Blood' Creator Sophie Petzal & All3Media's West Road Pictures". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^Most, if not all websites inform erroneously that filming took place in housing estate "the Mill" in Cardiff. See eg. [1]
^"Hollington Drive review – Anna Maxwell Martin radiates with rage in suburban hell". the Guardian. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^"Hollington Drive serves up the full English of middle-class parent terrors - review". The Independent. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^Singh, Anita (29 September 2021). "Hollington Drive, episode 1 review: nothing middle of the road about this suburban thriller". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 October 2021 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
hollington, drive, four, part, television, drama, series, that, began, broadcasting, september, 2021, created, written, sophie, petzal, series, follows, sisters, their, families, they, grapple, with, potential, crime, their, children, genrethrillercreated, bys. Hollington Drive is a four part ITV television drama series that began broadcasting on 29 September 2021 Created and written by Sophie Petzal the series follows two sisters and their families as they grapple with the potential crime of their children 1 2 Hollington DriveGenreThrillerCreated bySophie PetzalWritten bySophie PetzalDirected byCarolina GiammettaStarringAnna Maxwell Martin Rachael Stirling Peter McDonald Rhashan StoneComposerSarah WarneCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series1No of episodes4ProductionExecutive producersSophie Petzal Jonathan FisherProducerCatrin Lewis DefisCinematographyAdam EtheringtonEditorMatthew TabernRunning time60 minutesProduction companyWest Road PicturesReleaseOriginal networkITVOriginal release29 September 2021 09 29 20 October 2021 2021 10 20 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Episode list 4 Production 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis EditTwo sisters cafe chain owner Theresa Anna Maxwell Martin and primary school headteacher Helen Rachael Stirling are inseparable living side by side with their families in well to do suburban Hollington Drive One summer evening after their children go out to play a local boy Alex goes missing The mystery tears the families apart and tests the sisters bond to the limit Cast EditAnna Maxwell Martin as Theresa Wescott Rachael Stirling as Helen Bardwell her sister Peter McDonald as David Bardwell Helen s husband Rhashan Stone as Fraser Theresa s partner Jonas Armstrong as Gareth Boyd Alex s father Jodie McNee as Jean Boyd Alex s mother Ken Nwosu as Eddie Fraser s brother Jim Howick as Detective Sergeant Robin Parks Amelie Bea Smith as Eva Bardwell Helen and David s daughter Fraser Holmes as Ben Wescott Theresa s son Tia May Watts as Georgina Fraser s daughterEpisode list EditNo TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU K viewers millions 1 1 1 Carolina GiammettaSophie Petzal29 September 2021 2021 09 29 5 222 1 2 Carolina GiammettaSophie Petzal6 October 2021 2021 10 06 4 543 1 3 Carolina GiammettaSophie Petzal13 October 2021 2021 10 13 4 254 1 4 Carolina GiammettaSophie Petzal20 October 2021 2021 10 20 4 40Production EditThe fictitious upmarket Hollington Drive where most of the filming was done is on Ardwyn Walk in Dinas Powys in southern Wales 3 Other filming locations are the Hang Fire Southern Kitchen restaurant in Barry Wales and Sanatorium Park Cardiff Reception EditLucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the first episode three out of five stars praising the leads and potential 4 Ed Cumming of The Independent gave the first episode three out of five stars questioning some of the tropes but writing of Martin she is incapable of playing a scene without emotional intelligence and brilliantly conveys a woman whose mind is racing to nightmarish conclusions while she maintains an appearance of calm and Stirling a worthy foil to her all patrician vowels and buttoned up denial in pronounced contrast to Theresa s doom 5 The Telegraph gave it four out of five stars dubbing it layered and intriguing 6 References Edit Hollington Drive start date and time cast and latest news on ITV drama Radio Times Retrieved 14 October 2021 White Peter 24 February 2020 ITV Nabs Thriller Hollington Drive From Blood Creator Sophie Petzal amp All3Media s West Road Pictures Retrieved 4 August 2020 Most if not all websites inform erroneously that filming took place in housing estate the Mill in Cardiff See eg 1 Hollington Drive review Anna Maxwell Martin radiates with rage in suburban hell the Guardian 29 September 2021 Retrieved 14 October 2021 Hollington Drive serves up the full English of middle class parent terrors review The Independent 29 September 2021 Retrieved 14 October 2021 Singh Anita 29 September 2021 Hollington Drive episode 1 review nothing middle of the road about this suburban thriller The Telegraph Retrieved 14 October 2021 via www telegraph co uk External links EditHollington Drive at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hollington Drive amp oldid 1173757633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,