Apples Never Fall - BBC 1 drama

I have watched three episodes and am struggling. Is it worth carrying on? Does it get better? I find some of the acting poor and I don’t really engage with any of the characters.

Irismarle

I think the casting director who picked the 4 children of Joy and Stan should have got actors who looked as if they were related. They were all so different it was hard to believe they were supposed to be siblings.
I’ve binge watched it and quite enjoyed it, although the ending was a bit ott. But they usually are!

I thought that too.

They were nothing like each other and only one had a resemblance to a parent. Brooke looks rather like her mother Joy.

It’s getting me through the ironing this afternoon, but I don’t think I’ll finish the series x

I watched it but the constant back and forth in time irritated me. It was carried by strong performances by Sam Neil and Annette Benning IMO.

Jane, agree, it went backwards and forwards far too often.
It was ok, but I won’t be recommending this one

Finished the series and really enjoyed it.I liked the ‘then’ and ‘now’ aspects and each episode featuring the viewpoint of one family member.Good acting and plot.

I think it’s absolutely awful but am binge watching it. I know I should be binge watching Joan which I believe is much better but it’s a case if I’ve started so I’ll finish.

Joan made me feel quite uncomfortable, Maybee

I just kept expecting her to get caught or that gangsters would arrive to take their revenge.

I hated it. I thought the acting was diabolical - especially Sam Neil.

I am now reading the book. As usual, so much has changed. As others have said, it should be taking place in Australia, not USA.

Brooke was not gay, she was splitting up with her husband.

Joy is described as ‘tiny’, which Annette Benning is not. And Sam Neill is not as tall and muscular as Stan. And all four children look very alike, none of this matches up with what we see on screen.

Apart from that….

I spent most of the series thinking the twist would be that Sam Neill was not the father of some or all of the children - every one of them looked so different

So lame! I expected better from a cast headed up by Annette Bening and Sam Neil, not impressive at all.

I wonder if I'm the only person who thinks the actor who played the dark haired son, also in the first series of White Lotus, looks very like Olivia Coleman imo

I think I watched the first two episodes, but it was so awful that I cancelled the rest of the series.
Expected much better of Sam Neil and Annette Bening. What a waste!

It was a bit like a chick lit murder mystery. I was tempted to just skip to the last episode but stuck with it as I was crashed out on the sofa with nothing better to do. I wouldn’t’ve paid to watch it.

I’ve just finished reading this book and really enjoyed it, although disappointed with the ending. I searched to see if anyone had watched the film, and from comments here have decided not to bother. Than you. 😊