Juliet Stevenson turns in a powerfully nuanced performance as a jilted housewife bent on revenge in this suspenseful British miniseries of political and sexual intrigue. Stevenson stars as Flora Matlock, the dutiful wife of smarmy, Machiavellian politician Duncan Matlock (Trevor Eve), a social-climbing member of the conservative Tory party. When Flora discovers that Duncan has been having a longterm affair with a former prostitute (Minnie Driver), she teams up with political rival Mark Hollister (Anton Lesser) to plan her husband's personal and political downfall.