| Too Good to Be True | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by | Cameron McAllister Nessah Muthy |
| Story by | Megan K Fox |
| Starring | Kara Tointon Allen Leech |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Producer | John Wallace |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 14 February (2024-02-14) – 22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) |
Too Good to Be True is a 2024 British psychological thriller miniseries produced for Channel 5.
Premise
A single mother who works as a cleaner is offered a job to work exclusively for a rich client. But is the offer too good to be true?
Cast
- Kara Tointon as Rachel
- Charlie Hodson-Prior as Liam
- Allen Leech as Elliot
- Sara Powell as Simone
- Taj Atwal as Jasmine
- John Thomson as Geoff
Production
Originally commissioned with the title The Hunted in May 2023, the series is produced by Story Films. Executive Producers are Sam Tipper-Hale and David Nath for Story Films and David Collins for Samson Films. Megan K Fox is director and John Wallace is producer. Screenwriters are Cameron McAllister and Nessah Muthy on the four-part series. Kara Tointon and Allen Leech were confirmed in the lead cast in May 2023.
Filming for the series began in May 2023 on location in Ireland. Whilst filming in Dublin, Tointon suffered an injury when she tore her Anterior cruciate ligament in her knee during filming.
Broadcast
The series is broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK from 14 February 2024. It was also broadcast on Virgin Media Television in Ireland and the Nine Network in Australia later in 2024 under the alternate title of Captivated.
References
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- Hibbs, James (17 May 2023). "Kara Tointon leads new psychological thriller The Hunted for Channel 5". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- "Channel 5 orders thriller The Hunted from Story Films". Televisial.com. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- "Kara Tointon to star in new psychological thriller for Channel 5". The Argus. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- "Kara Tointon to star in new psychological thriller for Channel 5". Irish News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- Oglethorpe, Tom (6 February 2024). "Kara Tointon left with serious injury filming own stunts for Channel 5 drama". OK. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- Seddon, Dan (9 February 2024). "EastEnders' Kara Tointon teases new psychological thriller with Downton Abbey star". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 February 2024.