The Replacement is BBC1’s gripping psychological thriller starring Morven Christie as highly strung architect Ellen and Vicky McClure as Paula, the temp who is covering her maternity leave and seems intent on stealing Ellen’s whole life.
From the start, when Ellen discovers she is pregnant, she is a brittle, hyper-sensitive woman with a history of psychiatric disorders, a controlling personality both at home and in the office. It takes the smallest thing to set her off.
But, as the old joke goes, just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean there’s no one out to get you. And every move Paula has made seems calculated to destroy Ellen’s career, her reputation and her family.
Is Paula insanely jealous? Is Ellen dangerously deluded? Here, before tomorrow’s climactic episode, we examine the clues and the crises . . .
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