Sally Lindsay's UK thriller Love Rat has soared up the streaming charts just days after being added to Netflix.
The four-part series, which originally aired on Channel 5 last year, stars the former Coronation Street actor as recent divorcee Emma, who falls for charismatic hotel owner Niko (Gerald Kyd) while holidaying in Cyprus.
The synopsis reads: "When Niko needs what he says is a short-term loan to complete the villa purchase, Emma happily lends him the money.
"But then Niko, her money and her dreams of a new life disappear. Desperate, she sets out to find him and get her money back, descending into a shadowy underworld of conmen where nothing is at is seems, and uncovering an even more twisted truth as she battles for justice."
After being added to Netflix on Sunday (18 May), Love Rat has already jumped up the streamer's charts, with the show currently sitting at number 4 in the UK's Top 10 TV shows.
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Despite bringing in the viewing numbers for Netflix, reactions to the show have been mixed.
While some viewers claimed that Love Rat is "totally implausible", others have said it's a "thoroughly entertaining drama" and an "easy watch".
Meanwhile, Lindsay recently returned to screens in the fourth season of her cosy crime series The Madame Blanc Mysteries, in which she stars as antiques dealer and amateur sleuth Jean White.
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Appearing on The One Show ahead of the fourth season premiere in March, the actor opened up about Jean's relationship with Dom, played by Steve Edge.
"We wanted to represent a middle-aged couple," she said."The difference is when you get together at this age, you don't want kids, you don't want to move in with each other, you just want to take it easy.
"Because they live in this microcosm of busybodies, they just want to keep it a secret to see how they get on. There is no rush and they can take their time and they can do what they want."
Love Rat is available to stream now on Netflix.
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