Angel Wharton, a seemingly angelic kidnapper, abducts a child for a sinister purpose, blurring the lines between good and evil. Her motives remain a haunting mystery.

Ethereal beauty Angel Wharton (Emilia Fox) is the devil in disguise. When she kidnaps a child as prey for a pedophile, you know she is evil. But what, or who, made her that way? This riveting British mini-series explores the mind and motivations of a psychopath, moving backwards through time to learn where it all went wrong. Is it the fault of Angel's father David (Charles Dance), an ambitious but distant vicar? Her weak mother? The family friend obsessed with secrets? A long-dead heretic Priest and his apocalyptic writings? Or the family friend who betrayed her? Based on the acclaimed Roth Trilogy by crime writer Andrew Taylor, this tense drama unravels the web of circumstances that creates a serial killer. Also starring Clare Holman (Wendy), Emma Fielding (Janet), Mark Benton (Eddie), and Niamh Cusack (Vanessa).