45 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestWith nowhere else to turn and tensions rising, June and Kirk are both pushed to breaking point. Drama about a fraud victim persuaded to go to extreme lengths to get to the bottom of the criminal enterprise that targeted her,.
June Clarke loses the money from the sale of her house to fraudsters and attends a support group for victims of such scams where she meets old school mate Des Grigsby. He persuades her to take a job caring for the mother of respected businessman Kirk Wiley, who he suspects is involved in the criminal enterprise that targeted both of them.
Acting
Sally Lindsay's simmering desperation never overplays.
Writing
Scam mechanics feel worryingly authentic.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released amid UK's 2019 'vishing' epidemic—banks were losing £1m daily to phone scams. The show's realism terrified viewers who'd received identical calls.
Sally Lindsay co-created the series after her own mother was targeted by fraudsters. The support group scenes were filmed with actual scam survivors as extras.
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