{"id":5576,"date":"2021-10-10T23:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1384039"},"modified":"2021-10-11T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T13:06:09","slug":"angela-black-episode-1-questions-what-does-that-big-twist-mean-for-angela","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/angela-black-episode-1-questions-what-does-that-big-twist-mean-for-angela\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela Black episode 1 questions: What does that big twist mean for Angela?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 10 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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*Warning: spoilers ahead for Angela Black episode one*<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first episode of ITV drama Angela Black<\/a> ended on a huge twist, with the reveal that Angela\u2019s secretly abusive husband is potentially plotting to have her murdered.<\/p>\n

Angela (Joanne Froggatt leading the Angela Black cast<\/a>) was followed and eventually confronted by Ed, a young man who claims to be a private investigator working for her husband, Olivier. However, he\u2019s taken pity on her.<\/p>\n

Initially he reveals that he was tasked with following Angela to dig up any dirt that would be helpful in a divorce court, and which would help Olivier gain full custody of their two sons.<\/p>\n

However, by the end of the episode he reveals that Olivier\u2019s plan has changed: Olivier now intends to have Angela killed. When she\u2019s dismissive of Ed\u2019s claim, he urges her to check her husband\u2019s briefcase, before giving her a burner phone with his number on it.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve unpacked tonight\u2019s instalment, breaking down some of the key questions and theories that have come up after the events of Angela Black episode one.<\/p>\n

Does Angela Black\u2019s husband Olivier\u00a0really\u00a0want her killed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Thanks to Ed\u2019s earlier tip-off, Angela already knows that Olivier has had several calls with a high-profile divorce lawyer. But the leap from divorce to murder is a big one.<\/p>\n

Could Ed be lying to Angela? Perhaps Olivier asked Ed to drum up a false story in order to increase Angela\u2019s paranoia?<\/p>\n

Ed\u2019s most compelling evidence is the mysterious disappearance of Yuki, one of Olivier\u2019s co-workers and, according to Ed, his ex-lover. When Yuki threatened to go public with their extramarital affair, Olivier had her killed.<\/p>\n