New 8 part drama starts tonight. On weekly
been on in oz and I think ITVX but new to itv
ITV (https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/itv/)
has quietly released an amazing new thriller, and the eight-part series has received hit reviews from viewers.
Fake (https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/itv/)
is an Australian import that has been described as a "romance-scam thriller", following a young woman who thinks something is amiss about her new boyfriend.
The synopsis reads: "The series stars Asher Keddie (Nine Perfect Strangers) as Birdie Bell, a magazine features writer who thinks she’s found her perfect match when she meets successful rancher Joe (David Wenham, Pieces of Her), on a dating app. But as the relationship intensifies, Birdie is torn between Joe’s magnetic pull and the instinct that her boyfriend isn’t all he has led her to believe."
Asher Keddie takes on the lead role in the series, playing the character Birdie Bell
David Wenham plays Joe Burst, a character Birdie meets through an online dating app.
He's recently divorced and is a retired architect who has become a Grazier/ property investor.
Heather Mitchell features as Margeaux Bell in the eight-part thriller. Her character is described as: "Dry-witted at best, acerbic and cutting at worst."
Despite it's title, Fake is indeed based on a true story. The TV show is an adaptation of the memoir by Stephanie Wood, who opened up about her personal experience.
She explained: "Fake is a true story about a traumatic relationship I had with a con artist… I met Joe through an online dating app and spent 15 months with him. He told me he was a former architect, farmer and property developer. He seemed to be compassionate and decent and to share my values. He led me to think we might have a future together.
But his increasingly erratic behaviour, his constant cancellations and contradictory stories, left me in a state of high anxiety and self-doubt. Eventually, for the sake of my mental health, I ended the relationship.