ITV’s new six-part drama Adultery arrives today, Sunday 25 October, with Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai starring as two married parents whose attraction to one another threatens both of their families. The first episode airs tonight at 9pm on ITV1 and STV, and all six episodes are also available to stream from today on ITVX and STV Player. Cooper plays Tom Kirkman, with Garai as Beth Brookes.

What Is Adultery About?

Created by BAFTA-winning writer Danny Brocklehurst, whose credits include Fool Me Once and Brassic, Adultery follows the two families as they are brought together through their teenage children, Jess and Ollie, who have fallen completely for one another. Things get more complicated when Tom and Beth meet and begin an intense affair of their own.

ITV describes the six-part series as “scandalous” and “provocative”, with the story exploring the consequences of Tom and Beth’s relationship as they risk their marriages and family lives. Alongside the central affair, the drama also looks at class, grief and social media as both families are pulled into the fallout.

Who Is in the Adultery Cast?

Dominic Cooper, known for Mamma Mia! and Preacher, stars as Tom Kirkman, with Atonement and The Hour star Romola Garai playing Beth Brookes. Matthew McNulty appears as Beth’s husband Neil, while Shelley Conn plays Tom’s wife Hannah.

Leila Khan, known for Heartstopper, stars as Tom’s daughter Jess, with Johnny Sanpher playing Beth’s son Ollie. Andrew Knott also appears as Dave, the ex-husband of Beth’s recently deceased best friend, while James Murray and Charley Webb play Tom’s brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Leah Kirkman.

For CultureCues, this has been on our watchlist since the first trailer dropped, so we’re very ready for it now. It looks like a good, messy drama and the whole thing with the parents having an affair while their kids are together should make things even more complicated. We’ll be watching tonight, although with all six episodes available to stream, there’s a very good chance we won’t stop at one.

Adultery premieres tonight at 9pm on ITV1 and STV, with all six episodes available now on ITVX and STV Player.

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