Sanditon review: Jane Austen meets Love Island in sexed up, cringe-worthy adaptation

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The new ITV drama from prolific adaptor Andrew Davies is full of cliche and lacking in nuance

"As the series develops, it’s clearer than ever that Eve and Villanelle are more similar than they are different. Villanelle’s new vulnerability invites us to question what it is exactly she wants from Polastri. First time around she was toying with a more worthy adversary, but why now? Polastri, by contrast, is frayed around the edges, a terrible wife to her husband Nico and an even worse intelligence agent to her boss Carolyn Martens .

 

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