MONDAY 20 MARCH
Drama
The Best Man
9:00pm - 10:30pm
ITV1 London
VIDEO Plus+: 1223
Subtitled, Audio-described
Episode written by Russell Lewis
1/2
"Sometimes," says Michael's psychiatrist, "the things we hold on to aren't the best things for us." Michael's psychiatrist has a point. For the curious, troubled Michael (Richard Coyle), who suffers mysterious flashbacks to an unspecified childhood trauma, has a rather unhealthy attachment to his friend, the even more troubled Peter (Toby Stephens). Michael's refusal to abandon the friendship - and the long-buried secret that it appears to conceal - is the basis of this brooding, two-part psychological thriller. Michael's strange flashbacks are ominously effective, while the ever-watchable Keeley Hawes delivers another subtle, convincing turn as his beleaguered new wife, Kate. The concluding part - in which George Irving as the sinister Miller comes into his own - is tomorrow at 9:00pm.
RT reviewer: Sarah Dempster
Michael - Richard Coyle
Kate - Keeley Hawes
Peter - Toby Stephens
Miller - George Irving
Michael - Aaron Johnson
Peter - Michael Gabriel
Dr Cowley - Kate Fahy
Headmaster - Tony Guilfoyle
Michael's mother - Rachel Heaton
Chapman - Alexander Pownall
Hospital nurse - Elaine Heathfield
Psychiatric nurse - Nicola Cusson
Hotel manageress - Nicola Burnett Smith
The Girl - Laura Aikman
Natalie - Indra Ove
Michael - Joseph Friend
Peter - Alexander Winter
Bruce - Jack Baverstock
Silje - Marit Kile
Mr Chitty - Ian Lindsay
Bruce Miller - Jack Baverstock
Policeman - Andrew Brooke
Orderly - Amarjit Bassan
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