Ethereal beauty Angel Wharton, played by Emilia Fox, is portrayed as the devil in disguise. When she kidnaps a child to prey on a pedophile, her evil nature becomes evident. But what or who made her that way? This British mini-series delves into the mind and motivations of a psychopath, exploring how it all went wrong through time. Is Angel's father, David (Charles Dance),an ambitious but distant vicar at fault? Or her weak mother, family friend obsessed with secrets, or the long-dead heretic priest with apocalyptic writings? Could betrayal by a family friend also be responsible for her descent into evil? Based on Andrew Taylor's acclaimed Roth Trilogy, this tense drama unravels the complex web of circumstances that fuels Angel as a serial killer. Also starring Clare Holman (Wendy),Emma Fielding (Janet),Mark Benton (Eddie),and Niamh Cusack (Vanessa).
In the present day, 5-year-old Lucy is kidnapped and a child's severed hand i...