As far as pivots go, it’s a strange one: what on earth possessed Sally Wainwright, the creator of famously gritty cop show Happy Valley, to pen a whimsical tale about magic, fairies and Georgian England?
Perhaps she’d had enough of Tommy Lee Royce. Perhaps she wanted a break from all the bleakness. Either way, Wainwright has gone about as hard as she possibly can in the other direction on Renegade Nell, her new eight-part Disney+ series.
