Plot: Rhiannon Lewis doesn’t make much of an impression – people walk past her in the street without a second glance. That is until she is pushed over the edge and loses control, and Rhiannon’s life transforms.
Sweetpea was fun.
Pros: This show reminds me of You and Dexter. It is very violent and disturbing. This might be Ella Purnell best performance by far. It does tackle with oppression, anger, regrets, trauma & ascension. It does balance between both creepy, dark, terrifying and traumatic and as well can be some one you can route for in a world that wronged her.
Cons: I didn’t like how men treat women like shit & the ending didn’t feel like a true ending.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Created by Kirstie Swain
Directed by Ella Jones
Screenplay by Kirstie Swain, Krissie Ducker, Laura Jayne Tunbridge, Selina Lim
Based on: Sweetpea; by CJ Skuse
Starring: Ella Purnell
Executive producers: Patrick Walters, Helen Gregory, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Ella Jones, Kirstie Swain, Ella Purnell, Manpreet Dosanjh
Producer: Zorana Piggott
Production companies: See-Saw Films; Sky Studios
Network: Sky Atlantic
Casts & Characters:
- Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis, an administrative assistant working at The Carnsham Gazette, often called “Sweetpea” by her boss
- Nicôle Lecky as Julia, a classmate from Rhiannon’s school years, who is now a local estate agent
- Jon Pointing as Craig, an employee at Rhiannon’s father’s construction company
- Calam Lynch as AJ, the new junior reporter at The Carnsham Gazette
- Leah Harvey as Marina, a junior detective working for the local police force
- Jeremy Swift as Norman, the editor of The Carnsham Gazette, and Rhiannon’s boss
- Dustin Demri-Burns as Jeff, a reporter at The Carnsham Gazette
- Luke McGibney as Mike, an obnoxious man who crosses paths with Rhiannon
- Ingrid Oliver as Diana St. John, a Detective Inspector at the local police force
I highly recommend watching this series were you a Sky TV Box.
Rating: 8 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe