It was the death that nobody saw coming but now, some months after the sixth episode of Rivals season 2 landed on our screens, we can start to see how Rutshire has come together in the face of Monica's (Claire Rushbrook) tragedy.
Chatting exclusively to Radio Times about how Monica's death impacts Lizzie in the new episodes, Parkinson explained: "They were friends but Lizzie was quite shocked when Monica turned up at her home. I wouldn’t say they were friends in a close way… but it’s more so the confession she had made in Lizzie’s kitchen, having been in love and not felt able to live like blazes.
"That inspires Lizzie to go and claim Freddie, I think that’s beautifully done. It’s awful when someone has an untimely death but it's not like they were really [close] and the point was that they weren’'t."
Speaking to that, Lisa McGrillis said: "It’s quite deluded, she’s quite deluded in the fact that she actually believed that Monica was her friend. Her Mon-Mon. She was desperate to be friends with a Lady.
Whilst unexpected romance plays out for married couple Freddie and Valerie, Monica's death also has quite the profound impact on Rupert (Alex Hassell) as we quickly learn in the new episodes that Monica was actually alive when he found her.
He continues: "It is part of catalysing a massive sea change in him, along with his relationship with Taggie and his kids sort of being taken away from him and his wife being back in the picture. Everyone’s impressing upon him that he has done very bad things.
In terms of just how complicated that journey will be, we'll just have to keep our eyes peeled on the new weekly episode drops to see.
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