Affinity

Dec 28 2008 by Ian Robson, Sunday Sun

A NEW drama explores the love between two women in a Victorian prison against a background of spiritualism.

Affinity stars Anna Madeley as prison visitor Margaret and Zoe Tapper as clairvoyant inmate Selena, but the drama makes it unclear whether Selena is a con-artist or has a genuine gift.

Anna said: “The cynic in me wanted to believe it’s just a con, but you can’t quite answer everything.

“Margaret does her own investigating into the world of spiritualism but she never gets a concrete answer to what exactly is going on.”

Meanwhile, Zoe says the secret of the drama is in the story.

She said: “What is lovely about Affinity is that, instead of relying on special effects and trickery, the suspense is drawn from the storyline and the characters. And that allows the audience’s imagination to run riot.”

V AFFINITY, ITV1, Today, 9pm.