![]() ![]() What were these parasites planning? Why so much gazing out of windows? And why wear such unconvincing wigs?ĭavid Farr, writer of The Night Manager, updated Wyndham’s Cold War classic into a present-day parable about parenthood and mental health, community divisions and the enemy within. ![]() They had intense stares, telepathic gifts and grew at an alarming rate. Seven months later (not nine, note), the babies were born at exactly the same time. It fell to local child psychologist Dr Susannah Zellaby (Hawes) and police chiefĭCI Paul Haynes (Max Beesley) to figure out what was going on. Upon waking, every woman of child-bearing age was inexplicably pregnant. The chocolate-box commuter village of Midwich – it appeared to be near Aylesbury, if you want to check property prices – was plunged into panic when the power was cut off and people started passing out. Certainly not if they’re also currently pregnant. This shiny new adaptation of John Wyndham’s 1957 sci-fi novel wasn’t to be recommended for anyone of a nervous disposition. ![]() ![]() Well, The Midwich Cuckoos (Sky Max) heralded the arrival of “Deeply Creepy Keeley”. She’s since been “Steamy Keeley” in Bodyguard, “Weepy Keeley” in The Missing, “Dreamy Keeley” in The Durrells and “Touchy-Feely Keeley” in Finding Alice. When Keeley Hawes delivered a career-transforming performance in Line of Duty, she was dubbed “Steely Keeley”. ![]()
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