Chatting to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press, series star Sally Lindsay<\/a> said of her leading role as Emma in the drama: \u201cIt\u2019s like when you learn a new word, you hear it all the time. When I was out there, we were hearing stories of this happening to women. There were cases we heard of all the time, it happened to Imogen\u2019s auntie, who played my daughter.<\/p>\n \u201cAlexis [Georgoulis] showed me a thing on the Greek Reporter that somebody had pretended to be Keanu Reeves\u2019s PA, a beautiful young man. So there were stories that happened when I was out there, it\u2019s actually quite a common thing to be to be singled out and to be manipulated, which is horrific because it\u2019s one thing stealing your money, but stealing your heart is pretty unforgivable.\u201d<\/p>\n Similarly, Neil Morrissey<\/a> who plays Pete, Emma\u2019s ex-husband, in the series added: \u201cWe see it so much. It\u2019s ever present in the news for the past decade. People being groomed online, sending money, giving money, being taken advantage of and being manipulated. it\u2019s around a lot. I think there\u2019ll be a lot of empathy out there.\u201d<\/p>\n The new four-parter follows Emma as she sets off a sunlit adventure in Cyprus and strikes up a romantic relationship with Nico (Gerald Kyd), the wealthy owner of the hotel that she\u2019s staying at. Although it seems like a holiday romance, soon Nico is asking Emma to move in with him, and that\u2019s when things start to take a turn.<\/p>\n Nico asks Emma for a short-term loan and soon, Emma realises that not everything\u2019s as it seems. Speaking about that, Lindsay said: \u201cI think what was tough about this is she offers him money, it\u2019s not anything he asks for. He\u2019s very genuine, he\u2019s very real. It looks like they\u2019ve just fallen for each other and it\u2019s completely believable. And it\u2019s only unbelievable when she analyses it afterwards.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way it\u2019s filmed, it\u2019s like a fantasy really, like a Shirley Valentine fantasy, it\u2019s just like this fantastic thing that\u2019s happened to her and my God, this relief and this lovely man and he\u2019s loaded and it\u2019s fine, but it\u2019s awful.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just awful, the manipulation, because it\u2019s so real. And I think it was interesting that he she gave the money to him, he never asked her for that money ever.\u201d<\/p> Morrissey also revealed more about the journey viewers are set to go on when watching the new series, saying: \u201cIn terms of the storyline, it\u2019s one of the great hooks within it, that we as the audience will be sitting with our doubts. First of all we\u2019re going to be thinking, \u2018Oh my God, this is amazing\u2019. And then a certain point where everyone goes, \u2018Oh my God\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cThe plot changes because this woman is suddenly going to have this amazing life, and then all of a sudden, everyone\u2019s going, \u2018Oh watch out, girl. Watch out\u2019. So in terms of the storyline, in terms of how involved the viewer is going to be, there\u2019s going to be those who go \u2018Go for it, girl\u2019, and there\u2019s other people who are going to go \u2018Watch out\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Lindsay added: \u201cAnd I really like it for that. And I think they\u2019ll be rooting for her. And that\u2019s what I thought was brilliant. It\u2019s actually really interesting how prolific it is, sadly.\u201d<\/p>\n As per the synopsis for Love Rat: \u201cWhen Niko needs what he says is a short-term loan to complete the villa purchase, Emma happily lends him the money. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut then Niko, her money and her dreams of a new life disappear. Desperate, she sets out to find him and get her money back, descending into a shadowy underworld of conmen where nothing is at is seems, and uncovering an even more twisted truth as she battles for justice.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cStarting out as an escapist fantasy in the sun, Love Rat transforms into a terrifying psychological thriller.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Emma](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/sally-lindsay-love-rat-3f99c9e.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Love")
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