Mimi Keene’s dog and cat are pestering her on her couch, annoyed that she’s paying attention to her laptop, but she seems to be in her happy place, saying, “I’m not very adventurous, I’m a home bird.”
Yet the former Sex Education actor –playing one-liner spouting nice mean girl, Ruth - is now on an upwards trajectory that will doubtless see her travelling the world. In the quality new Agatha Christie BBC adaptation, Towards Zero, she is a revelation as gold digging femme fatale (or is she?) Kay and, elegant in period costume, shows true leading lady star quality.
