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Season 1 – Apple Tree Yard

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"Apple Tree Yard" is an adaptation of Louise Doughty's best-selling novel of the same name. Written by Amanda Coe, the four-part psychological thriller stars Emily Watson in the lead role as Yvonne Carmichael, a brilliant, capable and confident geneticist. She is married with two grown children and appears to have everything -- a career, a home and a loving family. However, when she meets the charming and mysterious Mark Costley, she finds herself making choices that could cost her everything that she values.

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Apple Tree Yard — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Emily Watson plays a dangerous game with exceptional finesse in Apple Tree Yard, a rattlingly intense erotic thriller that deftly explores disturbing dilemmas and themes.

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Justin Burke The Australian Sep 21, 2018
Another terrific series originally shown on BBC... Go to Full Review Andrew Billen The Times (UK) Dec 28, 2017
1/5
Already I wish it had not been made. Go to Full Review James Jackson The Times (UK) Dec 27, 2017
4/5
After some knockout acting from Emily Watson, the final disclosure gave the tail a nice little sting. Go to Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said Jan 9, 2026
4/4
The sexually driven suspense thriller. Things ramp up, lives are changed and then, the piece de resistance, a brilliant, effed up, thunderous ending. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Jul 20, 2018
Never has a TV drama raised so many awkward, sweaty questions. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E @AlainE Dec 28, 2025 Emily Watson delivers another spectacular performance as a professional educated woman who falls victim to the attraction of a handsome male psychopath. Many reviewers give negative ratings as if describing a situation is equivalent to approving it. Do these people reject Holocaust movies as pro Nazi? The situations presented are realistic and the script makes impossible to predict what will be the outcome. Nice cinematography. This is a feminist movie without being a propaganda one. See more JB J @RT38285421 Nov 1, 2025 Criminally underrated by the audience in my view. Brilliant study of infidelity in marriage. With a very subtle twist you won't see coming at the end. There are no simple "bad guys and good guys". Superbly written and acted. See more Frank E @RT72057661 Jun 2, 2025 The low ratings are hard to understand. This is an excellent series with excellent acting. It's only 4 episodes and you'll know if you like it after the first one. See more Lee C @RT31897195 Oct 16, 2022 The first episode is compelling, but the story as a whole is not as engaging or as unusual as what that first episode seems to promise it will be. See more Read all reviews
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Emily Watson

Yvonne Carmichael

Ben Chaplin

Mark Costley

Mark Bonnar

Gary Carmichael

Susan Lynch

Susannah

Steven Elder

George Selway

Olivia Vinall

Carrie

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 22, 2017 It appears Doctor Yvonne Carmichael has it all, however, nothing is ever as it seems. Yvonne receives an unanticipated proposition from a mysterious stranger and he awakens a shocking passion inside her. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 29, 2017 In the aftermath of the attack, a devastated Yvonne shuts down and turns to her former lover for advice. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 5, 2017 Yvonne's life is turned upside down yet again when she is arrested for the murder of George Selway. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 6, 2017 The murder trial continues, with Costley's defense resting on evidence of an underlying personality disorder; the case seems to lie in tatters after the prosecution barrister rips Costley's theory apart. Details

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Apple Tree Yard — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Jessica Hobbs
Screenwriter
Amanda Coe
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 22, 2017
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