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Coldwater Finds Early Buzz on ITVX as Viewers Binge New ITV Thriller

Cast interviews highlight masculinity themes, working‑mother stigma, plus Andrew Lincoln’s initial reluctance.

Overview

  • All six episodes are streaming on ITVX, with viewers praising the series as gripping and reporting binge-watches after the ITV premiere.
  • The six-part drama stars Andrew Lincoln as a stay-at-home father who relocates his family to a Scottish village and becomes entangled with a secretive neighbor.
  • Indira Varma says the story probes expectations of men and women, noting lingering stigma around working mothers informed her portrayal.
  • Andrew Lincoln says he initially turned the role down due to the script’s intensity before committing after talks with producer Sister and writer David Ireland.
  • Ewen Bremner recalls questioning whether his character Tommy might be a figment of John’s imagination, underscoring the show’s psychological ambiguity.