Pick of the week
The Strays
The influence of Jordan Peele is clear in this smart, snappy psychological thriller from Nathaniel Martello-White. Ashley Madekwe, so good in 2019’s County Lines, stretches herself again as Cheryl, a young Black London mum who flees her unhappy existence. We next meet her years later, but now she’s calling herself Neve and is ensconced in Home Counties comfort with a white husband (Justin Salinger) and two teenage children. However, her collection of wigs suggests a denial of her racial identity, and when this carefully manicured life is infiltrated by two people from her past – played with real edge by Rocks star Bukky Bakray and Jorden Myrie – things rapidly go downhill.
Wednesday 22 February, Netflix
