Controversial drama Flowers in the Attic FINALLY arrives in UK – and viewers will be horrified
FLOWERS in the Attic’s prequel has finally arrived in the UK – and viewers will be horrified by the controversial drama.
The series – which aired in the US over two years ago – has hit shores and landed on Channel 5‘s streaming service My5.
Bosses have released all four episodes of the limited series for fans to binge watch.
The series explores Olivia Winfield’s twisted backstory and why she chose to lock her grandchildren in an attic.
A synopsis for the show teases: “The story of Olivia and Malcolm Foxworth – and how dark secrets shaped the family.”
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin is a prequel to the 2014 film and its sequel, called Petal on the Wind.
Both the 2014 movie and the 1987 original, with Victoria Tennant and Kristy Swanson, previously aired on Channel 5 and Lifetime UK.
Hannah Dodd, Max Irons, Cllum Kerr and Jemima Ropper lead the lineup for the disturbing prequel.
It also stars Paul Wesley, Alana Boden, Buck Braithwaite, Luke Fetherson and Evelyn Miller.
Flowers in the Attic’s book was originally published in 1979 as part of VC. Andrews‘ Dollanganger series.
Meanwhile, Channel 5 recently revealed their slate of new and returning dramas for the festive period.
Fan-favourites such as All Creatures Great and Small, The Madame Blanc Mysteries and Dalgleish will all return to the schedules.
Top Channel 5 dramas
Channel 5 has become a hub for gripping drama, these are some of the best My5 has to offer.
- All Creatures Great and Small – Based on the best-selling novels by real-life vet Alf Wright, the show revolves around a trio of vets working in the Yorkshire Dales in the late 1930s. Eccentric Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West) hires James Herriot (Nicholas Ralph) for his veterinary practice at Skeldale House alongside himself and his younger brother Tristan (Callum Woodhouse). There James settles into his new life and even finds love with local farmer’s daughter Helen (Rachel Shenton).
- The Ex-Wife – New parents Tasha (Céline Buckens) and Jack (Tom Misson) seem to have the perfect life, but the constant presence of Jack’s overly friendly but suspicious ex-wife Jen (Janet Montgomery) puts pressure on the couple. But as the series progresses it becomes less clear who the bad guy really is and how far everyone will go to get the life they think they deserve.
- Heat – EastEnders alum Danny Dyer leads this four-part action thriller, set in Australia, which sees two families holidaying together during bushfire season. But instead of rest and relaxation, secrets and lies start to unravel — and not everyone will make it out alive…
- Lie With Me – Another soap legend jets off to Australia, this time its EastEnders alum Charlie Brooks who takes as a married woman trying to saving her marriage by moving halfway around the world after her husband had an affair. However it’s far from plain sailing, as a young and attractive live-in nanny comes to work with the Fallmont family, and tensions soon build and eventually, someone ends up dead.
- The Drowning – Jill Halfpenny plays Jodie, a woman whose life is shattered following the disappearance of her beloved four-year-old son, Daniel. However, ten years later, the grieving mother thinks she’s finally found her missing child, and embarks on a journey to discover the truth about him. But has she really just found the son she has been missing for so long?