Our nation has a seemingly insatiable appetite for murder-themed media. Following in the wake of the true crime boom, best-selling books turned TV adaptations about killers (The Perfect Couple, Apples Never Fall) are having a big moment. But there’s nothing out there like Sweetpea – the new six-part Sky Original, adapted from the 2017 release of the same name by CJ Skuse.
The small screen version serves as a prequel or origin story of sorts to the book series, of which there are six in total. It is part thriller, part rom-com, part fantasy – undefinable in genre, but simply brilliant TV.
