It seems crime and thriller are the only TV genres being commissioned at the moment. Whether it’s Harlan Coben’s ubiquitous presence on Netflix or the endless parade of detectives queuing to fill the schedules everywhere else, there has to be a mystery – and preferably a dead body – to keep audiences hooked.

The Rumour , based on the best-selling novel from Lesley Kara, focuses on Joanna (Rachel Shenton, All Creatures Great and Small ), a young mother who has mysteriously separated from her husband (Samuel Anderson) while he works on an oil rig.

While he’s off-shore, she moves back to Flinstead, the small town where she grew up, to be near her mother (Joanne Whalley). In an effort to bond with the frosty local mums at the school gates, she passes on a rumour she’s read online abou

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