Intruder
Sam and Rebecca Hickey lead an idyllic life in their custom-built house in the West Country. But their paradise is broken one night when two teenagers break into their home. In a paranoid rage, Sam kills one of the intruders, Syed Khalil. Sam stabs Syed in the back even though Syed is not a hardened thug and was trying to escape through a window at the time. Sam and Rebecca soon realise that Sam has committed a crime, not self-defense. Along with their friend and guest Angela, they stage the scene to look like Syed attacked them, even planting a knife on him to make him seem more of a threat. At first, they seem to have got away with their lie; the police seem to take their story at face value. But there is one member of the investigation they barely notice who may be their undoing: Karen Bailey is the "FLO" or family liaison officer whose conscience is triggered when she meets the dead teenager's father. Bailey's obsession with the injustice grows and her extra curriculum investigations uncover the real reasons the case has been pushed aside: a web of corruption that includes her own boss. Meanwhile, Angela proves to be an alcoholic loose cannon who may blab about what really happened. Sam and Rebecca both have secrets, and their cover-up of Syed's death affects them both in very different ways. Soon their innermost psyches will be laid bare in a terrifying series of traumas.
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Drama, Suspense
Sam and Rebecca Hickey lead an idyllic life in their custom-built house in the West Country. But their paradise is broken one night when two teenagers break into their home. In a paranoid rage, Sam kills one of the intruders, Syed Khalil. Sam stabs Syed in the back even though Syed is not a hardened thug and was trying to escape through a window at the time. Sam and Rebecca soon realise that Sam has committed a crime, not self-defense. Along with their friend and guest Angela, they stage the scene to look like Syed attacked them, even planting a knife on him to make him seem more of a threat. At first, they seem to have got away with their lie; the police seem to take their story at face value. But there is one member of the investigation they barely notice who may be their undoing: Karen Bailey is the "FLO" or family liaison officer whose conscience is triggered when she meets the dead teenager's father. Bailey's obsession with the injustice grows and her extra curriculum investigations uncover the real reasons the case has been pushed aside: a web of corruption that includes her own boss. Meanwhile, Angela proves to be an alcoholic loose cannon who may blab about what really happened. Sam and Rebecca both have secrets, and their cover-up of Syed's death affects them both in very different ways. Soon their innermost psyches will be laid bare in a terrifying series of traumas.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Wed, Mar 17, 2021 45 mins
Sam and Rebecca Hickey are leading an idyllic life in their custom-built house in the West Country, but their paradise is shattered one night when two teenagers break into their home. In a paranoid rage, Sam kills one of the intruders, and the couple stage the scene to make it look like self-defense.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
45 mins
Angela is determined to play games with Sam, using what she knows about the death of Syed as leverage. Bailey starts to pursue her suspicions surrounding the case, but finds only a series of dead-ends. Meanwhile, Rebecca is approached by an old acquaintance who may become a very dangerous enemy.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
45 mins
Sam is falling apart, not least over what to do about Angela. Meanwhile, Bailey makes a breakthrough but finds her superiors in the police are less than accommodating. Rebecca remembers a trauma from her past that will give her the inner strength to take matters into her own hands.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
46 mins
Rebecca and Sam make an escape plan in case the police really track them down. Bailey is close to finding the 'smoking gun'. But there is no help from her bosses, so she has to face the evil all by herself.