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THE CASTAWAYS C5 9pm - sun 26-thur 30 - TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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Blondeshavemorefun · 19/01/2025 18:14

New 5 part drama starts next sun 26 Jan

For 5 nights consecutive

If there’s one thing Sheridan Smith is sure to do, it’s deliver a standout performance.

We do love a SS drama here on telly addicts 😂

From her gut-wrenching portrayal of grief in BBC One’s Four Lives (www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/four-lives-episode-three-review/607622) to her hilarious cameos as Smithy’s sister Rudi in Gavin And Stacey (www.stylist.co.uk/tag/gavin-and-stacey),

we know the Bafta-winning actor is sure to rise to the occasion. No wonder that we’re seriously excited for her upcoming thriller series.

Smith and Céline Buckens (Showtrial (www.stylist.co.uk/tag/showtrial)) star as sisters in
The Castaways
, a new Paramount+ drama series based on Lucy Clarke’s bestselling novel.

Here’s everything to know so far, including the newly released trailer for the series

After a huge fight on holiday, Lori (Smith) boards a plane to Fiji, while Erin (Buckens) does not.

The flight never arrives at its destination and months later, no wreckage has been located.

But Erin refuses to believe that her sister is gone.

When Erin learns that Lori’s credit card has been used on a remote Fijian island and later recognises the plane’s pilot on CCTV, she boards a plane to Fiji to track down the truth. Sounds dark and intriguing.

As well as Smith and Buckens, the series also features Brendan Cowell (Avatar: The Way Of Water) as pilot Mike Brasse, Dominic Tighe (The Boys In The Boat) as fellow passenger Daniel Eldridge, Lasarus Ratuere (The Tourist (www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/the-tourist-bbc-one-2/765846)) as Felix Vatuba and Charlotte Vega (Burial) as Amber Gordon.

On the series, author Lucy Clarke said it “promises to be an incredible adaptation; the scriptwriting
is electric, and Sheridan and Céline are perfectly cast as Lori and Erin”.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 27/01/2025 22:39

Recap E2

https://reelmockery.com/the-castaways-series-1-episode-2-recap/

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crumblingschools · 27/01/2025 22:43

Why didn’t they take the gun from fake Natasha whilst she was unconscious?

purpleme12 · 28/01/2025 00:27

Good point!!

the80sweregreat · 28/01/2025 06:43

It was funny at times ' we need a hotel' when it's pretty clear it's not a holiday destination island ! lol
I was cheering when she finally got out of that dress and wedge heels and using the plane parts for seats and a bonfire was inspired. Even if she was the only one doing anything. Who has taken the lighter though ?
Hope the mum recovers and can feed the baby at least!
Pilot has managed to get off then .. how?
I am enjoying it though.

daffodilandtulip · 28/01/2025 07:40

Yes I’m enjoying it too. It’s got the ridiculousness of Lost (who also used plane seats as seats 😂) but who cares if it’s not realistic. I guess it would be hard to comprehend at first that you could possibly be somewhere without a hotel or facilities. And yes, I was cheering when she finally took those stupid shoes off and changed her clothes!

Blondeshavemorefun · 28/01/2025 09:14

I’m enjoying

i know I have a low tolerance for pleasurable dramas 😂

but good so far

the pilot got home somehow but didn’t take the others or say that he’s alive

why

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the80sweregreat · 28/01/2025 10:54

Lori didn't ask the pilot how he got there and not everyone else , but I suppose they were too intent on trying to get away from the fake daughter with a gun tbf!
Why did he use Erin's card at the shop when he had all that cash around?

the80sweregreat · 28/01/2025 21:09

I got Lori and Erin mixed up below
It was Lori's card the pilot used
Erin who is with the pilot.

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/01/2025 21:20

I wanna know how the pilot got off the island.

friendlycat · 28/01/2025 21:21

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/01/2025 21:20

I wanna know how the pilot got off the island.

Don’t we all !

the80sweregreat · 28/01/2025 21:33

Maybe he makes a raft out of that cargo box ?

Blondeshavemorefun · 28/01/2025 21:33

friendlycat · 28/01/2025 21:21

Don’t we all !

Yep

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friendlycat · 28/01/2025 21:39

Omg. This is ludicrous

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/01/2025 21:43

I'm behind. Is that the end of Lori? Also why is that girl so interested in the island?

It's like bloody lost.

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/01/2025 21:45

Hair dryers 🤣🤣

SabrinaThwaite · 28/01/2025 21:51

Amazing how Ambre / Amber has miraculously recovered from a broken leg with an open wound that had to be reset in a matter of days.

I read the book and quite enjoyed it, but this is way off the original and going to a whole new level of ridiculousness.

friendlycat · 28/01/2025 21:52

I also think her leg is doing remarkably well.

windysocks · 28/01/2025 21:54

Ambers hair ... like she's just stepped out of a salon!

SabrinaThwaite · 28/01/2025 22:00

Still, the scenery is nice. Fiji and Greece according to Wiki.

the80sweregreat · 28/01/2025 22:03

The harpoon man is dead sexy
I've lost the plot a bit tbh, but the scenery is lovely

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/01/2025 22:13

Screw it. Just got a free trial of paramount+ to watch the rest. I'm not waiting any longer lol.

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/01/2025 22:15

Also I won't post spoilers but at the end of tonight's did he take her to a different island?

SabreIsMyFave · 28/01/2025 22:18

Only halfway through episode 2, so I have not read anyone's posts (in case of spoilers.) Smile

Really enjoying it so far. I love Sheridan Smith. I will watch anything with her in it. I have loved her since Two Pints Of Lager! 😄

I like Celine Buckens too, who played the younger sister. Loved her in Show Trial, and the Ex-Wife.

SabrinaThwaite · 28/01/2025 22:24

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/01/2025 22:15

Also I won't post spoilers but at the end of tonight's did he take her to a different island?

Looked like it? It seemed to have a bloody great airstrip on it and fences etc.

But I’m lost as to who the woman with the gun is and what she’s up to.

Blondeshavemorefun · 28/01/2025 22:50

Oh yes it’s a little corny but …..

so we know how pilot escaped

tho he’s says the others are alive but seems suss

Felix and Lori - did they shag or just kiss

wondering if she might be preg as wanted a baby so much

so it’s 6mths after the crash

I don’t get why Mike hasn’t said he’s alive to the world

maybe he was doing some kids of illegal drops in the plane hence the money

looks a nice island from above the one they just gone to

houses and sone activity

as you know I’m easily pleased so ……

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