The Au Pair

I'm sure all will be revealed, or not, in Series 2

Gosh well spotted Calendargirl!

Re Zoe’s baby.

It was mentioned in the birthday party scenes that a) she was either 8 months pregnant or b) baby was due in four weeks, something like that.

Fortunately had a ready made au pair to hand!

I wondered that, Waterloosunset.
Zoe was wearing a smock which possibly suggested a bump?
Or the baby was asleep in its cot - but would you leave a tiny one alone given the awful past experiences?

David Suchet is an excellent actor! By the way, I am confused, the last scene was six months' later so I assumed Zoe would be either heavily pregnant or with a little one. Neither happened, did I miss something? Quite possible as it all became rather frantic at the end!

Excellent, HiPpyChick57!

As someone mentioned, it was so bad it was good!

@Rula I watched all of it today. As everyone said it was completely far fetched and unbelievable.
If it hadn’t been for Kenny Doughty being in it I would have given up. I’ve liked him since he was in a series shown here in Wales called Stella. Then of course in Vera.
I found it amusing how Sandrine knew the outcome of her many schemes it must have taken meticulous planning.
I laughed out loud at the scene where she was pedalling like mad with those two feet sticking out of the basket. As others have said reminiscent of ET.
I enjoyed it though despite myself even if it wasn’t for the reasons the writers intended.

The constant coming and going of the cars in and out of the gravel driveway , yet it always looked immaculate . What a beautiful house and grounds though . It was so silly it was entertaining. Why the miles and miles of cycling with the body in the box she could have dumped her half a mile away. I guess the real baddie was the husband because it was all lovey dovey at the end .

Agreed Calendargirl as well as all the criminal activity she was supposedly involved in in France.

crazyH

I never watch a series - but I watch one-offs, mainly documentaries. Right now I’m watching The Push on Channel5

I also watched this but missed the ending as was nodding off. Please can someone fill me in on how it ended? Got to the part where the post mortem showed no water in lungs, and strangulation marks on her neck, so presumably the husband killed his poor wife and pushed her over the side of the ship? Hope he got a life sentence.

I nodded off a bit in the last episode, but got the gist.

It was all ‘Happy Families’ at the end, but could they really trust Sandrine?

After all, she had drugged granddad George, drugged and nearly drowned Zoe, whacked Amber over the head with a bat and dragged her off to the woods…,,

But hey ho, happy endings!

I never watch a series - but I watch one-offs, mainly documentaries. Right now I’m watching The Push on Channel5

merlotgran

It was so bad it was good! 😂

Exactly!

And yes, gorgeous house

Well what a load of twaddle and totally bonkers.

Nice house though.

It was so bad it was good! 😂

I wish I could be as calm & as easily pleased as you warmglovesandsocks!
If something's a bit rubbish on the TV, I get a bit ratty, mopey and worse of all very whiny!!!😊

Dottydots

I'm not daft, I would make sure I employed an ugly au pair!

Well, the ‘real’ au pair was intercepted by the baddie one on her way to start in the job, wasn’t she, and was told she was no longer required?

She looked a bit plain and timid.

I'm not daft, I would make sure I employed an ugly au pair!

The big house belongs to Zoe's husband, Chris, it was his family home before his previous wife died. George appears to live in an annexe or property very close by. Zoe has lived in the house with Chris and his two children for three years.
It's full of contradictions and loopholes, but just take it as light entertainment, we found it very amusing.

Greenfinch

I think he is supposed to be living next door!

Oh, ok.



Mind you, the way the storyline is, it hardly matters!

I think he is supposed to be living next door!

I wondered why David Suchet (George) lived with his daughter, son in law and daughter’s step children?

Does their house belong to him, and they moved in after daughter’s marriage?

all the au pairs I knew were all nutters, the ones that worked for me were, and others I knew that worked for other people, I had one who was diabetic, and she would deliberately eat a 5 pack of mars bars to put herself into a coma, when in the hospital with her they told me she does it every few months and explained to her that one day they will not be able to save her. others slept with my hubby, stole items, ruined items, honestly it was not worth the hassle, how could I hold down a job when the au pair is unreliable and cannot trust them with my kids

HiPpyChick57

Oh go on then, I’ll watch the first episode tomorrow. I may surprise myself and like it.

You might! Let us know how you get on with it! 💐

Thank you.