The French actor is best known for her work in arthouse films such as Attenberg and The Lobster. So what attracted her to a
British TV drama about a three-way relationship?
Sunday nights on the
BBC are usually the time for easy viewing, the televisual equivalent of the Carpenters. Think the low-stakes competition of reality shows such as Dragons’ Den and Win the Wilderness, or provincial dramas such as Last Tango in Halifax. This weekend, though, there is an altogether different type of entertainment on offer. Trigonometry is the sex-laden tale of a thrupple which develops when Ray, a Frenchwoman who is a newcomer to
London, moves into the cramped flat of cash-strapped couple Gemma and Kieran.
The series begins with a Black Swan-style synchronised swimming contest gone wrong, an interrupted bout of masturbation and an argument. And that’s all in the first five minutes. This is bracing TV to make you sit up on your sofa.