ITV - Flesh & Blood

What's the attraction in Mary's greenhouse ? Poison plants ?
Although it's too obvious to be either her or Mark. We'll know tonight, hopefully. They've all got issues haven't they ?

Vivien has seemed vulnerable and a bit "dippy" so far, but now I wonder if she will be "the worm that turned" in order to protect her children. Roll on tonight.

Cougar woman's name is Stella. The name of Mark's 1st wife's friend who denied wife had depression wasn't Stella (but can't recall what it was!) but as Cougar Stella seems to be a reliably established lawyer, I guess she hasn't changed her name recently. I think Cougar Stella is just in it in order to bring in more revelations to pass on to Jake.

No UG, I meant cougar woman, Jake’s personal trainer client, looking to avenge the dead first wife, but how or why heaven knows as I am overthinking this.
Must get on with some housework instead of all this!
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I thought body double for the beach running too!

merlotgran
That's what I need - a body double who will go to the gym for me, run around town etc!

I don’t think it’s Vivien getting revenge Calendargirl as the adult children were reading about Mark’s first wife from an old newspaper cutting and they would have recognised her name.

I like that idea of the older woman seeking revenge , but Mark would have recognised her. I wonder how they met too. He seems to have come out of the ether or the sea mist even.

She hasn't done too well with her beloved children, they are a pretty dysfunctional bunch.

One theory doing the rounds is that Mark was Vivien’s husband’s lover - she made her husband give the lover up, so he’s getting his revenge......

Thanks, Sparklefizz. That bit passed me by.

Callistemon. Her body double is probably 23.

It's surprising what loneliness and 'love' of a manipulative man can do even for someone older.

You don’t think ‘cougar’ woman is one of Mark’s dead wife’s friends? Out for justice for her? Or could be a sister or something?
How did Mark and Vivien meet?
How long had they been going out before she introduced them to her family?
Did she never enquire about what his first wife died of?

If I were to embark on a new relationship as I approached 70, I would want to know a heck of a lot of info about his previous life. Vivien comes across as quite gullible and a bit drippy.

She is very fit, however, I was consoled by the fact that we don't see her running far even though we're supposed to assume she has probably run a mile or so.

I find it difficult to even walk on that shingle.

Yes, maybe they are all in on the plot, hence the blatant lies. Mary is definitely putting in her two pennies worth.

I must admit I am envious of FA being so fit at 73.( I can't get down and up off the ground like that anymore without someone or something hauling me up. )

Sparklefizz you could have it!
But there is one body and one person in hospital, injured.
We haven't seen the older sister being interviewed, have we?

merlot What's the point of the (non existent?) daughter

Mark had already googled Gibralter, so he needed an excuse to get Vivien over to Spain where "non existent daughter" was supposedly living - then a short hop into Gib for a quickie marriage.

The 'cougar' lawyer woman seems almost too good to be true. I think she has some 'past' with Mark and is setting up Jake to get her revenge.

What's the point of the (non existent?) daughter?

The police officer interviewing each person keeps referring to the victim as "the patient" so I'm wondering if it is someone who isn't close to or known by the family - or at least the police are unaware that the person has a connection to the family. Could it be one of the peripheral characters - the unfaithful husband or his wife, the woman who Jake has the "arrangement" with, the woman who lost her job?

It seems pretty silly of them to tell such blatant lies during the interviews.

I do find it rather difficult to believe an attractive and intelligent woman would become so besotted with a rather unattractive and slightly creepy man. Still, I'm enjoying it.

Mum is Vivien - sorry, forgot her name.

What if Mark torched the red sports car to claim on the insurance because he couldn't afford it so that was a red herring?

Meanwhile what if all 3 adult children plotted together to get rid of Mark and maybe Mary helped them. Those 4 all have reason to get him out of the picture. We keep being shown that blood-stained rock so presumably somebody was hit with it, and I wonder if the Mum, having got some suspicions now, and in protecting her children dealt the final blow because he was hitting Jake, or hurting one of the girls.

Just a thought .....

I wonder if it will be Tony the lover of the dark haired sister. There are so many different things going on in this brilliant series it makes us all would be detectives. Cant wait for the reveal!!!

Surely they could have got a more convincing beau than the one playing Mark. Whether he is a baddie or misunderstood he’s not much to look at and I squirm when he speaks. Yuk!

None of them seem upset , distraught or worried at the Police Station. Surely Jake is a lot stronger than Mark, he looks it. Also, what a bunch of liars.

Just hope the ending is as twist.

Great fun & probably true of many siblings when faced with mothers new man. Lovely setting. Very watchable.

I rewound the fight at the end - it was Mark punching Jake.