EPISODE
Apple Tree Yard - Season 1
Following a young smart and successful genetics, Yvonne Carmichael, who has everything one needs in life, a good position, lovely family, and beautiful house, but once upon meeting the handsome Mark, her life turns upside down.
1958, Birmingham, England, UK
31 July 1970, London, England, UK
6 October 1948, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
13 January 1969, Pontypridd, Wales, UK
1967, Wales, UK
3 November 1969, New Jersey, USA
March 20, 2017
There is a strong message here that - contrary to what you might be led to believe from Every Other Drama On Television - female sexuality doesn't suddenly end at 35, but can become more powerful and more profound.
March 20, 2017
It's the dark undertones in this drama that make it worth watching.
March 20, 2017
At times, Apple Tree Yard may feel a little self-conscious in its desire to be drama for grown-ups - but drama for grown-ups it is nonetheless.
March 20, 2017
Amanda Coe's script, adapted from Louise Doughty's novel, took us to dark yet real-seeming places, illustrating the dilemma and hurt with moments of star-bright drama.
March 20, 2017
Here, mercifully, Yvonne is not diminished; damaged but not destroyed. As the story gets darker, turning through consequences and revelations (rather than twists), it's her power, more than her lover's, that comes under close examination.