The episode introduces us to Hunter (played with a quiet, haunted intensity by Harry Treadaway) as he settles into the seemingly idyllic Norfolk village of Manham. He’s left his high-stakes career as a forensic anthropologist in London following a crushing personal tragedy, hoping to find peace as a simple country GP.
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Supporting performances from Katie Leung and Ellen Francis help build out a village that feels lived-in and appropriately wary of the "outsider".