Unlike many of Knight’s previous offerings, this isn’t a high-octane thriller with lots of violence, but more of a 'road movie' character-study between the lead actresses, who are absolutely mesmeric. Imogen is played by Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) and is charismatic as ever.
Adilah, played by Yumna Marwan, who I've not seen before, is easily her match. The interplay between them is fantastic as each misleads the other, whilst also unveiling truths - but what is the truth and what is fabrication?
There is comic relief in the form of incompetent and arrogant French and US Secret Service agents, constantly getting into fisticuffs - and some wonderful scenery on view as the plot moves from Syria to Istanbul, Paris and London. There is some violence (Imogen turns out to be pretty handy with a bollard in her hands) but it isn’t at the level of Peaky Blinders and the like.
This had me thoroughly engrossed in the characters and plot over the six episodes. Yes, it does fall apart in the last episode when Imogen catches up with her past (watch out for that red dress - strikingly self-indulgent) and Knight yet again demonstrates he rarely knows how to elegantly close a story off, so overall, the ride was better than the destination. Not perfect, but well worth a look if you like this sort of slow-burn drama.
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