Crossfire is not only nail-biting and tense, it also holds a mirror up to our human thought processes and fight-or-flight mode of survival – that’s what makes it great, according to Stylist’s Morgan Cormack.
We soon hear the snide comments between the two, we witness how she ignores her husband’s requests to go down to breakfast with the kids and we get a peek at the evening before. What was supposed to be a joyous first group dinner together devolves into a heated argument about being the centre of attention and changing family dynamics.
Her response is instantaneous and she narrates how that simple shoe choice was already an indicator of what she intended to do: find and protect her children. BBC One’s Crossfire: Keeley Hawes, Josette Simon and Louise Doughty reveal what viewers can expect from the new drama Just a moment before, we see Jo taking suggestive selfies in the bathroom and sending them to a mysterious figure. But the speed with which everything changes is an indicator of how quickly this first episode moves. It feels like you’re being pulled along by a heavy freight train; seeing things unfold in real time while also getting a glimpse of the reason why the group of friends have all found themselves here on holiday together.
Would you be like Jo and refuse to listen to authority in a bid to protect your family? Or be more like Jason, the kind of man who lies about looking for his stepdaughter and runs away from her hiding place instead? Would you be like Chinar and prioritise your children’s – and your friend’s children’s – safety over your own? Or would you be like Abhi and furiously call your partner’s phone to leave voice messages, not thinking how the ringtone could possibly give their location away to the...
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