The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

I enjoyed it. A very good story.

I enjoyed it. A fun bit of hokum.

That house!

Excellent. Fantastic acting and oh that house- absolutely stunning!

I loved the final party and the ending.. most entertaining and scarily realistic take on a charming fraudster

One of the best programmes for a while. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Great characters, good fun. Enjoy

It made me feel very uncomfortable and we thought it was quite sinister rather than amusing but perhaps the final episode is better.

I might have to watch this just because I love the title

I might watch the ending as long as someone reassures me it's not too horrible!!

No spoilers though, please 😁

It's the best BBC series for ages. It's black comedy I suppose and I love it. And what brilliant actors, especially the entertaining Alistair Petrie.

Callistemon21

I might watch the ending as long as someone reassures me it's not too horrible!!

No spoilers though, please 😁

No it has a satisfying ending. Well I think so.

Thank you!

i don't find anything funny at all.
interesting that some do.
i find it hard to watch, disturbing, but important.
perhaps it will help more people to be aware of these crimes.

It does have a satisfying ending but I did think it was a bit of a cliff hanger. Apparently there is the possibility of a second series - writers and actors are up for it.

At times I wanted to shout Noooo! at both Alice and Cheryl but still sat gripped for five episodes.

Aside from the surreal and grotesque elements and some obvious gaffes in the action, it was a realistic depiction of how narcissists, scammers and gaslighters get away with what they do again and again. Victims don't or won't listen to the warnings and often don't come to their senses until it's far too late.

Callistemon21

I might watch the ending as long as someone reassures me it's not too horrible!!

No spoilers though, please 😁

Definitely not horrible, but very clever. I loved the series, I thought it was well written, funny and very informative about how somebody could get caught up in a scam.

I'll stick with ìt after all these recommendations.

Enjoying it (haven't yet seen last episode). It's an original take on scammers and gaslighters. Interesting characters, well acted. Best of all, nothing too violent or gruesome.

As a psychotherapist coming face-to-face with people in coercive relationships I am very disturbed by the way gaslighting works and unfolds to persuade the victim that they're 'not normal'. The story of Jasmin on the soap Coronation Street was well portrayed and believable, whereas "The Following Events ..." and its comedic aspects downgrade the suffering that conning/gaslighting brings. T felt very uncomfortable watching this - my husband thought it was very good! Not sure how I feel about that.

I found the ending unsatisfying. Did no one else feel like this?

Readers who liked this show (or even those who didn't?!) should perhaps try 'The Good Liar', 2019 film with Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen.

The scene where they finally caught Rob was literally unbelievable but then Cheryl’s fantasy novels would be too.

I think it ended that way to leave scope for a sequel. Rob isn’t going to go away, Claudia can attest to that. Anyone who crosses him will never be free, just as Cheryl described to Alice in that scene in the garden.

He looks to be lining up his next victim in Jessie the therapist or at least concocting a story that will see him let loose again very soon.

I’d like to see a sequel where Alice, Cheryl, Claudia, Joyce and Norm collaborate to get their money back and some well-deserved revenge. And where is Sir Ralph Unwin (Derek Jacobi) reported missing right at the very end? Is he a witting part of the conspiracy or another dupe?

Cheers 👍I'm only on episode 2.

I didn't watch it all but Mr A enjoyed it and thought it had been set up for another series.