The Family Next Door

Loved this adaptation of Sally Hepworth's, The Family Next Door. While in many ways I think the television series is far more realistic than the book, I did appreciate Hepworth's ability to neatly close all the loops in a way I feel the tv series struggled to do. Overall, this is an all star cast who really get to the souls of Hepworth's original characters. I also appreciated the incorporation of Australia's beautiful landscape. A thrilling watch which managed to keep me guessing even as someone who has read the book.

The acting by everyone is exceptional, especially the actors playing the 2 main female protagonists, Isabelle and Ange. It started off slow but with enough burn that I was hooked. I watched the 6 episodes in 3 nights. It's believable and mystifying.

My only gripes were the strong accents of the lesbian couple that I couldn't understand even after repeating a few times, tho I'm from NZ! And the poor sound quality that I had to rev up the volume to more than double the usual.

Great writing, production and directing.