THE RAPTURE

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Episodes Directed by Jennifer

  • Episode 4
  • Episode 5

Production Company

Mammoth Screen

Broadcaster

BBC ONE

Main Cast

Ruth Madeley, India Amarteifio, Iwan Rheon, Jack Farthing, Ruth Jones, Siena Kelly and Sam Hazeldine

VIDEOS

Episode 4 & 5 - Selected Scenes

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Psychiatric Unit Thriller Has Heat and Intrigue

“Duels between patient and psychologist may be a tired TV device, but these are lifted by performances from India Amarteifio and Ruth Madeley.”
— Carol Midgley, The Times ★★★★☆

Impressive

“India Amarteifio is impressive as Bethany, managing to combine the sneering superciliousness of an apparent matricidal psychopath with the haunted vulnerability of a possessed 17-year-old who appears to be receiving messages from the earth.”
— Carol Midgley, The Times

An Excellent Job of Keeping the Tension Building

“The Rapture does an excellent job of keeping all these balls in the air and the tension and sense of unease build remorselessly.”
— Irish Independent

More Than a Little Feminist Swagger

“The sometimes excitable plot is nicely earthed by the pairing of Madeley and Amarteifio, who bounce off each other with more than a little feminist swagger.”
— The Observer

Incredibly Captivating

“BBC’s ‘incredibly captivating’ new thriller The Rapture has viewers hooked from the get-go.”
— Hello!

A Gripping Tale of Trauma, Mystery and the Supernatural

“The Rapture will be the next TV obsession to get under your skin — it’s a gripping tale of trauma, mystery and the supernatural.”
— Woman & Home

Made for fans who truly love a thriller

“Made for fans who truly love a thriller”
— Digital Spy

Gripping, intense, and dystopian

“Gripping, intense, and dystopian”
— Bazaar

Synopses

Set during a heatwave, The Rapture is a high-stakes thriller that crackles with wit and danger. After a life-altering car accident killed her husband and left her paralysed, psychologist Dr Gabs Fox (Ruth Madeley – Years and Years, Then Barbara Met Alan, The War Between the Land and the Sea) starts a new job at a psychiatric hospital where she is assigned 17-year-old inmate Bethany Krall (India Amarteifio – Queen Charlotte, The Midwich Cuckoos).

Episode 4 of 5

Synopsis:

Gabs finally meets Anika Drake. New nurse Siobhan raises suspicions at Oxsmith. When Bethany is found injured, Gabs and Rafiq plan her escape. Max pushes Caroline to back Rostyre.

Episode 5 of 5

Synopsis:

CCTV raises doubts over Bethany’s honesty. Gabs turns to the Climate Front for help. A new drawing from Bethany leads Gabs and Dick to the old ruins, where the truth is revealed.

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