There’s a simmering tension to this first episode which offers promise, but we’re somewhat bereft of action following the opening revelations. He strikes up an enjoyable partnership with old school copper DCI Adam Guthrie (Derek Riddell), who prefers flashy drug-busts to poring over bank statements. Leading the police investigation is DC Jibran Khan (Prasanna Puwanarajah, recently seen as Martin Bashir in The Crown), determined to use Lexie to bring down Cal’s empire. Peter Mullan is equally comfortable as semi-demonic crime honcho Cal Morris, who drags Lexie into working for him when a Maltese bank transfer goes awry. Christie is a pro at these wobbly dramatic roles (The Bay The A Word), and the story is built around her character’s psychological turmoil (the camera is squarely focused on her face) as she’s caught between the police and the city’s criminal underworld. Brooding and breathy, this six-part Scottish crime drama follows middle-class mother Lexie Noble (Morven Christie), whose contented existence in the Edinburgh suburbs is thrown into chaos when her husband’s role in a money-laundering scheme is revealed.
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