The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies airs weekly on the BBC, but many fans wasted no time in bingeing all five episodes thanks to the series suddenly dropping on iPlayer.
The series is about two very different women who find themselves entangled in a triangle of complex lies and half-truths in the hands of one man who stands between them.
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The series also has an impressive cast, thanks Sexual education and The deep state actor Alistair Petrie plays con artist Rob. Cheryl is played by In Fabric actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste while the Raised By Wolves star plays Alice.
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But fans took to social media to give their verdict on the show and some seem to be left divided. One person gave high praise to the twisty drama. On Twitter, now known as X, they wrote: “This is very good. A portrait of a psychopath, a liar, a fraud.
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© Ludovic RobertAlice and Cheryl in the BBC drama
“These people can’t help themselves and are everywhere…all around us all the time. Great cast, performances, script, editing. Fun and scary warning. #TheFollowingEvents.”
Another echoed the positive review, adding: “I’ve binge-watched the entire series of #thefollowingevents on. Well worth sticking with.” A third even joked: “And that’s why I’m staying single! Fantastic binge-worthy series. 5* #thefollowingevents.”
© Ludovic RobertThe following events are based on a bunch of lies
A fourth was even keen for the show to return for a new season: “Binged #TheFollowingEventsAreBasedOnAPackOfLies and now I’m desperate for a second series. Excellent drama, perfectly paced with some wonderful theatrical elements.”
However, others were less convinced by the plot and accepted the unusual theme of the series. One said: “I found the quirkiness to be too forced (as it is too often in TV shows) but once it loosened up a bit the whole thing got a lot better. A bit of a weak ending but overall compelling and with great performances. This thread is really important coverage is #TheFollowingEvents.”
© Ludovic RobertRebekah Staton as Alice in The following events are based on a bunch of lies
Another wanted the story to move at a faster pace. “A well-judged mix of dark humor and pathos, but a slight quickening of the pace would have brought it closer to perfection.”
For those who haven’t seen the series yet, the synopsis reads: “Cheryl is a bestselling fantasy fiction author who, recently bereaved, now lives alone with her poodle, Goblin. Alice is a fearsome but long-underrated PA who lives in a bungalow with her young son and partner a magician.
© Luudovic RobertMarianne Jean-Baptiste as Cheryl in The following events are based on a bunch of lies
“Rob is an eccentric and celebrated eco-entrepreneur (supposedly). Three seemingly strangers with nothing in common… except Rob’s scams, scams and delusions.
“This is a story of lies and tricks, of our weakness for self-deception and the rapid rise of the modern con artist. It is a story of an unexpected friendship between two very different women and the strength they will discover when they raise their voices in joyful anger. As they finally find the courage and self-belief to take control, a deception sets in to try and bring down the sociopathic predator.”
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