The Au Pair

[mallyh]

just binged watched this on catchup channel 5 ,really enjoyed it 

[hellywelly4]

Me too. Didn't think I was going to enjoy it but it was great.

[Hazlinny]

Good. Have recorded it. x

[barry1010]

I watched it last week, a rollicking good romp.

Great to see David Suchet in a contemporary role. 

I thought it rather far fetched with so many 'incidents' happening in a short space of time and I could anticipate what was going to happen next, but it didn't detract from the twist.

 

[KUSTARD]

I thought it was really good except stressful.  I made the mistake of watching it in bed and couldn't get to sleep after!!  Really pleased it had an ending because so many dramas don't these days.  Well worth a watch.

[barry1010]

I agree oabout the lack of endings in dramas, Kustard.  Very unsatisfying

[barry1010]

I thought it was too similar to The Cuckoo (another C5 drama) until the second episode

[Prudie]

I also got hooked which surprised me. The girl who played the au pair had amazing screen presence. One question that baffles me (spoiler alert maybe...)

 

how come at the end 6 months later the mum wasn't pregnant anymore???

[barry1010]

I thought we saw her with the baby

[roslyn251254]

Prudie ... i thought she was still pregnant ....wearing baggy top...possibly 7- 8 months if she was 5 weeks when she first knew early on in episode 1 or 2?

[barry1010]

Yep, I've just rewatched the ending.  There is a baby in it but it's not Zoe's.  Zoe is pregnant in a loose shirt.  

[barry1010]

Nice to see Kenny Doughty in a different role, he must have been fed up with putting the overshoes on Vera's feet.  

[roslyn251254]

the baby in it is the schoolgirl's (amber's friend)

[barry1010]

Yes, although she looks younger than 6 months 

[Prudie]

Oh, when I looked at her (end scene round the dining table) and she got up to meet the grandfather I thought she looked slim and normal. I'll have to re-watch.

[barry1010]

She doesn't look as if she's about to give birth 

[barry1010]

I would like to see Sally Bretton play a different role. Zoe is very similar to Martha - capable, self employed, longing for a baby, nice.