Saturday Magazine – July 20, 2019

Words by: Jennifer Rodger

TV DRAMA

I

t’s 18 months on from when Faith’s

missing husband returned (and spoiler

alert: He’ll regret that). In series one,

his 10-day disappearance had

revealed that Evan not only had an affair,

but he’d gone on the run after getting

involved with corrupt coppers.

He’s now in prison, and Faith’s still not in a

forgiving mood. ‘A lot happens in series two,’ says

Eve Myles, who plays Faith, while her real-life

husband, Bradley Freegard, plays Evan (‘It’s a huge

hindrance,’ she jokes).

‘After such a crisis, what do you do next? You

do what you have to do – take the kids to school,

get back on track and try not to go mad.

‘Faith is doing her best. She has a business and

three children and a dirty, dark history. So, she’s

trapped. She’s a different person 18 months on.’

When the surprise hit series returns, lawyer Faith

is now running dodgy errands to pay back her

husband’s debts to crime boss Gael

Reardon, and the action flashbacks

to what happened on the night Evan

returned. It then digs deeper into the

reasons for his disappearance.

And Faith’s home life is just as

demanding, especially with teenage daughter Alys

struggling after being abducted by the crooked

police officers in the last series. Faith is also busy at

work, defending a local farmer accused of

murdering her husband in cold blood. Her almost-

romance with friend Steve is on her mind too.

The tone once again shifts between crime noir

and comedy – from Faith as a fun-loving-wine-

swilling busy mum to diving high heels first into the

criminal underworld. ‘There’s humour even in the

saddest moments,’ agrees Eve.

And second spoiler alert: there’s the return of

the yellow mac. ‘Yes, of course – it’s one of the

biggest characters in the show!’

KEEPING

FAITH

Tue 9pm BBC

NEW

Eve Myles returns as Faith, the solicitor caught between greedy

crooks, a wayward husband and getting her kids to school...

The series is broadcast in

Welsh as Un Bore

Mercher, and the

bilingual cast shot it in

both Welsh and English.

Eve Myles learned Welsh

to play Faith.

‘I’m very proud. It

took four months

of intensive work.

It has been so

rewarding. The

nicest part of it

is when people

come to me and

say something in

Welsh, and I don’t

have to apologise.

I can now say,

“Bear with me, I’m

learning.”’

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Evan (Bradley

Freegard)

confronts Faith

(Eve Myles)

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