The Castaways
Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 of 5
Sheridan Smith headlines a five-part thriller created by Ben Harris, which has been adapted from Lucy Clarke's best-selling 2021 novel. Sister Erin (Celine Buckens) and Lori (Smith) are looking forward to a holiday of a lifetime in the tropical paradise Fiji but a blazing argument between the siblings ruins the mood. Erin doesn't board the plane to their resort and Lori never arrives at her destination. Months later, the fate of the island-hopping flight remains a mystery and Erin is desperate for peace of mind. Unexpectedly, Lori's credit card is used at a shop and CCTV footage captures the unmistakable image of the plane's pilot that fateful day, Mike Brasse (Brendan Cowell). Erin vows to unravel the mystery of the missing flight but the shocking truth about the crash could lead to murder