Wicked plans

A building project turns deadly for Rupert Penry-Jones and Jill Halfpenny

- ELAINE REILLY

In the opening scenes of 5’s The Feud, three houses side by side on a quiet suburban road are up for sale, while rumours of murder circulate about the previous owners. The six-part thriller then jumps back one month to reveal the seemingly ordinary catalyst that sparked bad blood between the neighbours...

On the surface, single-minded criminal-defence solicitor Emma Barnett (Jill Halfpenny) and her unemployed husband John (Rupert Penry-Jones) live a laid-back life in Shelbury Drive with their daughter Beth. Yet behind closed doors, tension simmers on the cul-de-sac.