If you have started watching this series by looking at the cryptically interesting trailer then you are not the only one. The series is indeed stylishly crafted with actors and their surroundings pleasing to the eyes. Even the storyline seems to be on familiar territory of a man cheating his wife with his coworker from his office. This scandal indeed kicks off the series but is this the only scandal unravelling on the screen?

At the heart of this story is the Whitehouse family- old money, traditional and powerful in the nation’s politics. James Whitehouse is a British politician and on his way to the top job. He is well supported by his college sweetheart turned wife- Sophie and their two children. All this comes crashing down when James’ brief affair with his coworker- Olivia Lytton comes to light in a sensational manner. A court case follows and the entire saga unravels in more ways than one.

Based on the best selling book of the same name by Sarah Vaughan, it is a tantalising tale of powerful, intelligent men using their brilliance for sinister purposes for far too long. Even though initially the story seems to be about the Whitehouse affair and the whole family facing consequences of it; somehow the focus fixes on his wife and stays their till the end.

Another woman manages to hold on her own and captures audiences in her complex but confident portrayal of the prosecution lawyer, is Kate Woodcraft. As this mini series hurtles towards its penultimate conclusion, more secrets are unearthed or rather reburied in successive episodes. Finally, viewers are left to make sense of what has just transpired in the lives of Whitehouse family members and those who they have known.

Although some coincidences and character progression makes it difficult to believe in, still this series is worthy of one time watch. If we can ignore these inconsistencies, then the deliveries by main actors like Naomi Scott and Michelle Dockery keep the viewers hooked with their amazing screen presence.