The Revenge Club: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Martin Compston star in a comic thriller about exes exacting revenge
Year: 2025
Certificate: 18
Based on JD Pennington's novel The Othello Club, The Revenge Club is the story of a divorce support group that results in murder. Our way into this twisted tale is Emily (Aimee-Ffion Edwards), a betrayed and divorced PR we first see being interviewed by the police - what did she do, and why? After that we're introduced to other divorcees, including quirky dog sitter Rachel (Sharon Rooney), brooding co-parent Calum (Martin Compston), intense ex-military man Steve (Douglas Henshall) and barely-there Rita (Meera Syal).
The Revenge Club is essentially a drama but it's got darkly comic blood flowing through its veins, especially as the group bond over their mutual bitterness and decide that, just maybe, 'an eye for an eye' might make them feel better than talking therapy.
This 'pound shop Ocean's 11' embark on a string of complicated revenge operations that are quite fun until, suddenly, they aren't. Edwards and Compston have a neat chemistry at the centre of it all and sell the anger of their sympathetic but twisted characters very neatly in a show that always seems to have a twist up its sleeve. On the downside, those of an already tense disposition may find themselves keen to fast forward some of the 'heists'. (Six episodes)
