At last, we have an answer: delivering eight hours of high-quality balderdash direct to your TV screens for your glorious delectation. For War, you see, is the name of George Kay’s latest venture. As the creator of, among many other things, two series of the impeccably preposterous Hijack, you know you are in for a rollicking treat.
And so it proves with this story of two horrible rich, famous people, divorcing in the public eye and battling it out in court via two teams of even more horrible, rich lawyers with everyone bent on doing as much harm to the other side as possible. It’s a high-stakes drama you don’t need to invest in. A wonderful palate-cleanser.
Who has any emotions left after a day of news headlines, scrolling and life any more? Dominic West plays social media mogul and philanderer Morgan Henderson. I’m not sure West is so much cast in these parts any more as simply manifests in the role as soon as someone writes “wealthy cad” into a script, but his agent must be delighted either way.
Sienna Miller plays his film star wife Carla Duval, who, after 10 years, has had enough and – against the advice of her lawyers – has found a legally and morally grey way of gaining leverage over him, involving a hot friend willing to do her a favour and her husband. War is a “yes – but!” drama. It says they both walk away with whatever assets they brought to the marriage.
Yes, for Carla, whose earnings have lately nosedived. Prenups can be set aside if there has been a big enough change of circumstances. Yes, but what constitutes a big enough change in circumstances?
Morgan becoming a squidillionaire and the beloved stepdad of Carla’s son Gabriel (Aran Murphy)? But what would be a reasonable settlement in this situation – some millions? Yes, but what about the Manhattan apartment?
Extract — continue reading at the source.
