Secret enemy

Jo Joyner stars in a four-part thriller about a toxic friendship

- IAN MACEWAN, STEVEN PERKINS

NEW DRAMA

For Her Sins

Monday-Thursday, 9pm, Channel 5

Successful lawyer Laura Conroy (Jo Joyner) is used to being in control at work – but since the birth of her two children, she’s found herself mired in a sea of self-doubt over her abilities as a parent.

When Laura’s daughter Eliza has a meltdown at the school gates, fellow parent Emily (Rachel Shenton) steps in to defuse the situation, much to Laura’s gratitude. But what Laura doesn’t realise is that her new friend has engineered their meeting, and Emily is secretly plotting to destroy her life.

TV&Satellite Week caught up with Joyner, 46, to find out more…