Lawyers balance their professional acumen with chaotic personal lives in a new television series premiering tonight. Additionally, Michelle Keegan stars as a detective inspector tackling a murder investigation involving police corruption.
Air at 9pm on BBC One, the new drama serves as a spin-off from Abi Morgan’s previously successful series, The Split. It continues the glossy divorce-themed narrative while exploring similar soapy storylines, focusing on legal professionals who appear more competent in managing their clients’ relationships than their own.
Hollie Richardson leads the cast as Aria, a solicitor poised to inherit her family’s legal practice in Manchester following the death of her father. Her ambition to take over the firm has apparently stalled her personal life, including a wedding she has delayed for a decade. However, the arrival of a former flame, a high-profile custody case involving a podcasting couple, and the revelation of an affair are set to disrupt her carefully laid plans.
Honestly, if the divorce drama gets too melodramatic again, I might skip it. Just give me good plot twists please!
Wait, a detective inspector spin-off too? I thought this was just about the lawyers. Mind blown.
Excited for this! Abi Morgan’s scripts are always so sharp and witty. Hope it matches the quality of The Split.