It was a tough call, making the decision on what has been the best British show of 2015, but after some deliberation between the office, we've come to the conclusion that Doctor Foster is the series that made the biggest splash.
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Suranne Jones spectacularly led the cast as a doting mother and wife turned unhinged, revenge-driven woman determined to ensure her cheating husband paid for everything he had lied about. Ever wanted to destroy the life of someone who has wronged you in the past? This was your chance to live vicariously through a fictional character and do just that.
The show provided an incredible and relatable story with elements of pure fantasy, allowing the audience to really become one with Jones' Doctor Foster and root for her as things around her began to crumble, deteriorate and get worse.
Glued to the screen as the gripping thriller played out over five weeks, we eventually saw Foster unleash her tirade of truth toward her husband who snapped, physically assaulting her and in the process, giving her exactly what she wanted - the freedom to leave with their son on her side. Though Simon didn't get the justice he so deserved - would castration have sufficed? - viewers weren't left too disappointed with the end result.
Absurd at times - especially with the suggestion in the final episode that Gemma Foster could have gone off the rails far enough to kill her own son - the show does give us a real-life look at what I like to call, feminist-hating men.
Doctor Foster's less successful, less intelligent and arguably less attractive husband Simon Foster (Bertie Carvel) is the epitome of everything wrong with men in Britain who think they have a right to get away with things they'd be utterly against and furious about if the shoe was on the other foot. Simon's constant lying and attempts to play both sides of the field were infuriating, but realistic. People like this do exist, and everybody watching has likely come across one or two in their time.
With the news that Jones will be returning for a second series of Doctor Foster, it'll be interesting to see just where the BBC series takes its story next, without backing it into a corner.
Writer and director Mike Bartlett teases: "[Doctor Foster's] life in Parminster may look better on the surface, but as she will discover to her cost, every action has its consequences eventually. No one comes through hell unscathed."
Jones adds: "I can't wait for the audience who invested in these characters to find out what explosive twists and turns Mike has in store.
"Now we can look into what happens to a woman after divorce, when deceit and revenge have taken their toll. What a gift of a part and a dream to work with Mike again!"
Wherever it goes, it's likely a huge chunk of the 10 million plus who tuned into the first series' final episode will pour themselves a glass of wine and flick it on once more.