Becca and her sister, Rosaline, have forged ahead with family lives and careers, growing distant through time and circumstance. But when the body of an older woman is discovered at sunrise on Laxey Beach in the Isle of Man, it brings devastating news for the sisters.
CreatorsSuranne Jones, Anne Marie O'Connor
Episode 1
May 22, 2023
Becca and Rosaline, two sisters living worlds apart in Manchester and London, receive the worst news imaginable about their mother, Mary.
Episode 2
May 23, 2023
Becca and Rosaline wake up to their new reality in Mary’s home on the Isle of Man, reeling from the shock of learning of their mother’s infidelity and cause of death.
Episode 3
May 24, 2023
Everything comes to a head as Richard and Jim descend on Bayview, Mary’s house in the Isle of Man. Whilst the family tries to heal and reconnect, the fallout from Mary’s actions continue to reverberate.
Peter McGinn
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As often occurs with British programming, I gave this show a try because of who was involved in it. In this case it is Suranne Jones, who I have followed since she exploded onto Coronation Street. It is not merely because she gives memorable performances in such shows as Scott and Bailey and Doctor Foster, but also because she chooses quality productions and hasn’t been in a turkey yet as far as I am aware. I see she she is also a co-creator for Maryland. As a bonus here, we have Eve Best, who did a star turn in the U.S. show Nurse Jackie and was more recently Wallis Simpson in Thr King’s Speech. And the ensemble cast doesn’t lose any mojo with Stockard Channing and George Costigan. Briefly, the story of two semi-estranged sisters reuniting to deal with their mother’s complicated death nd life, held my interest with its drama, slices of humor and small plot twists. I could even see watching the three-parter again someday, something I don’t say very often anymore.
