7.055 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestAs the townsfolk gather for the memorial, things take a dark turn and a chaotic interruption has fatal consequences. Steve finally gets his moment with Angie - will he manage to win his family back? Fiona must face her old colleagues in a way she never thought she would, Caitlin makes an eerie transformation, and Everett and Linus have a confrontation that takes their relationship to a new level.
It's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight of the day until suddenly she goes missing.
Acting
Lesley Manville's brittle matriarch energy steals every scene.
Direction
Pagan pageantry clashes with suburban mundanity to queasy effect.
Sophie Okonedo
Fiona Hill
Aidan Gillen
Everett Newcombe
Koko Anglo
Monty Hill
Matthew Ashforde
PC Bryson
Lesley Manville
Gail Spicer
Sam Spruell
Steve Docker
Caroline Berry
Jo Sutton
Richard Hawley
Richard Sutton
Peter Firth
Malcolm Spicer
Daniel Coonan
PC Simmons
Daniel Coonan
Seth Docker
Max Fowler
Linus Newcombe
Leila Mimmack
Caitlin
Charley Palmer Rothwell
Jaden
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The creators later wrote for 'Vigil' and 'The Capture'—this is their warm-up for institutional paranoia.
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