Flack

Series 1 - Episode 2 Summer

Review

by David Crawford

After the scene-setting of last week’s opener, where the stark difference between bawdy comedy and existential angst proved jarring, the tone of this edgy drama about troubled PR fixer Robyn (Anna Paquin) settles into a less jumpy pattern.

There are dark laughs from the terrible idea of getting a 17-year-old talent show winner to do a sex tape in order to keep her profile high after being dropped by her record label, but the storyline shows a compassionate side to Robyn, while her anxieties over trying for a baby with her kindly boyfriend add to the complex psyche of a deeply flawed woman, perfectly caught in Paquin’s nuanced portrayal.

Summary

Robyn tries to distract the press from the fact that her client is being dropped by her record label by leaking a fake lesbian sex tape. Elsewhere, while trying to turn off the persistently ringing phone in her handbag, Robyn inadvertently tips out a cocaine bullet, much to the amusement of Tom (Marc Warren), the man sitting next to her at the Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

Cast & Crew

Robyn Anna Paquin

Caroline Sophie Okonedo

Eve Lydia Wilson

Melody Rebecca Benson

Sam Arinze Kene

Ruth Genevieve Angelson

Tom Marc Warren

Director Peter Cattaneo

Executive Producer Anna Paquin

Executive Producer Jimmy Mulville

Executive Producer Helen Williams

Executive Producer Cerise Hallam Larkin

Executive Producer Mark Larkin

Executive Producer Stephen Moyer

Producer Mark Talbot

Writer Oliver Lansley

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