Penelope Skinner
Director
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (2023)
Series 1
Two very different women, Alice a formidable PA and Cheryl a best-selling fantasy author, become trapped in a triangle of epic proportions with Rob an eccentric and celebrated 'ecopreneur' who may or may not be trying to destroy them both.
Released Aug. 29, 2023
Episode 58 min
None+
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.con-man, imdb.female-author, imdb.personal-assistant, imdb.eccentricity, imdb.entrepreneur, imdb.single-mother + 5 more, imdb.liar, imdb.love-triangle, imdb.pet-dog, imdb.ten-word-title, tmdb.thriller
Production Companies: SISTER
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Act One: A Chance Encounter
Alice invested thousands in Robbie’s dodgy property scam before he disappeared. When she sees him again for the first time in 15 years, she’s determined to get to the truth.
Aug. 29, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - Act Two: Down the Rabbit Hole
Alice befriends Cheryl as a way to get close to Rob. Rob continues to charm Cheryl and, as she begins to fall for him, he cleverly aligns himself with her charitable trust.
Sept. 5, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - Act Three: Further Down the Rabbit Hole
Alice discovers new evidence in her case against Rob, which unbeknownst to her forces Rob’s hand. Cheryl is driven into a rash decision that will have life-long implications.
Sept. 12, 2023, midnight
S1E4 - Act Four: Natural Justice
Alice hopes she’s found a way to get justice, but the system is rigged against her. Cheryl’s scholarship suffers a loss that she struggles to put right.
Sept. 19, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - Act Five: Witch Hunt
Cheryl and Alice discover that in order to challenge Rob, they have to stop playing by the rules. But will they be forced to give away too much of their own humanity to stop him?
Sept. 26, 2023, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 58 min.
Season Runtime: 294 min.
Released: Aug. 29, 2023
Last Air Date: Sept. 26, 2023, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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