EPISODE
Apple Tree Yard - Season 1
The life of Yvonne Carmichael, a young smart and successful genetics, who seems to have everything in the world: a good family, a high position, and money, but when she meets the handsome Mark, everything comes to challenge her and she has to choose among valuable things.
5 June 1971, Corrinshego, Newry, Northern Ireland, UK
5 December 1980
19 November 1968, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
13 January 1969, Pontypridd, Wales, UK
April1952, England, UK
14 January 1967, Islington, London, England, UK
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.
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
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
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
It's the dark undertones in this drama that make it worth watching.
