Towards Zero star Mimi Keene has detailed an "interesting" love triangle in the new Agatha Christie drama.
Directed by Sam Yates from a script by Rachel Bennette, the anticipated murder mystery follows a recently divorced couple called Nevile and Audrey (played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Ella Lily Hyland), who spend their summer together on the estate of his aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston).
To make matters even more awkward, the pair are joined by Nevile's new wife, Kay (Mimi Keene), which understandably creates a lot of tension.
Speaking to The Mirror and other media at a press event for the new series, Mimi opened up about the trio's unusual dynamic and reflected on the "fun" 15-minute takes of longing stares they had to do on set.
"We definitely have some moments which are definitely unexpected... Which is very interesting," she said.
Audrey actor Ella Lily Hyland, who is known for her role in Black Doves, added: "There's sexual tension between all three, in a sense, because the sexuality of all three of them couldn't exist without one of them.
"Kay being there entices something in these two, and Audrey being the other woman entices something in them, and it very much looks at the dynamics of jealousy and how linked to lust it is, and how it actually is a part of lust."
Oliver Jackson-Cohen, who plays Nevile, explained that his character's fraught connection with Audrey is inspired by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's tumultuous relationship.
The 20th-century power couple made 11 classic films together during their relationship, which involved two marriages and two very publicised divorces.
"We spoke an awful lot about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton... Sort of looking back at that relationship and it being so public, and they just kept on coming back to each other, and how unbelievable, how there was so much love there - but, sort of, was it love?" Oliver said.
"It sort of raises all these questions, so we spent quite a lot of time talking about that, and then the sort of entrance of Kay into that dynamic and what does that, kind of, do."
While trying to fight for Nevile's attention during their shared holiday at the aristocratic manor, Audrey and Kay are also trying to find their own place in the historical society - which posed several challenges for women back then.
"It's interesting the dynamics of women because they're in this time like it's set in the 30s like they're fighting for their place in the society," Ella noted.
"So, in a way, it can be so reflective and relevant to now because when we look at femininity and how we mask that and how we portray that, and we're put in a time when women had to do that to such a huge extent, and especially in this society. It is really interesting, like modern women in this world, to look at that and play those dynamics with a different perspective."
Mimi then teased: "There are some almost lustful and a bit aggressive, don't know if it's going to be a fight or a kiss [moments]... Something happens."
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