The Split

The Split
  • Rating: 6.80
  • Year of issue: 2018
  • Genres: Drama
  • Countries: United Kingdom
  • Duration: 58 minutes

The Defoes - a family of female divorce lawyers are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30 year absence.

  • A leading divorce lawyer finds business is personal when she leaves the family firm for a rival and finally faces her estranged father, who walked out 30 years ago.
  • Things become increasingly complicated for Hannah as she faces Christie’s ex-wife in a tricky prenup, and the three sisters meet their father for the first time.
  • Hannah represents a woman fighting to save the embryos created during a marriage that is now ending in divorce. Oscar’s return continues to have an impact on the entire family.
  • An online illicit dating website is hacked, providing Hannah with an explosive case. At home, Ruth hosts a dinner party for all the family with disastrous consequences.
  • Hannah, for so long adept at navigating other people's lives and relationships, is confronted with painful questions about her own marriage.
  • Maya, Oscar's second wife, finally arrives in London. But as the family try to heal divisions and look to the future, Hannah and Nathan are still fighting to save their marriage.
  • Hannah meets a TV presenter who needs her help, Ruth comes to terms with a different pace of life, and Zander introduces an unsettling new colleague to the firm.
  • As Hannah prepares Fi Hansen for her divorce, she feels increasingly stressed by the double life she is leading with Christie when Nathan’s suspicions are raised.
  • Hannah's personal and professional lives collide when Nathan helps out with the Hansen case, as she desperately tries to cover up evidence of her affair with Christie.
  • Secrets come out and lies unravel as Hannah deals with the fallout from her Anniversary Party, while the Noble Hale Defoe team attend an awards ceremony for Ruth.
  • With the revelation of Hannah and Christie’s affair out in the open, Hannah tries to make amends and rebuild her marriage.
  • After Hannah’s heart-breaking confession to Nathan about the night before their wedding, their marriage is in turmoil.
  • Hannah and Nathan are in the final stages of negotiating their divorce, but when it becomes clear Nathan has met someone else, the amicable separation takes a turn for the worse.
  • Hannah’s relationship with Nathan unravels when he drops a bombshell, and Rose struggles to cope with her grief.
  • Tensions rise as Hannah and Nathan struggle to disentangle their lives. Christie arrives in London and Rose has a clear out.
  • Hannah allows herself to dream of a life elsewhere with Christie, whilst Nathan starts to doubt his relationship with Kate. Ruth breaks some devastating news to Zander.
  • Rose grapples with James’ absence at the family camping trip. Ruth learns of Nina and Tyler’s affair, and the extent of Tyler’s deceit is revealed.
  • With Kate and Nathan’s relationship on the rocks Hannah makes a decision which shapes all their futures.
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