Island
"A life denied is its own revenge."
Deeply damaged by being abandoned as a child and using fantasy as her only satisfaction, Nikki decides to track down her birth mother and take revenge. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jane Rogers.
"A life denied is its own revenge."
Deeply damaged by being abandoned as a child and using fantasy as her only satisfaction, Nikki decides to track down her birth mother and take revenge. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jane Rogers.
Natalie Press
Nikki Black
Colin Morgan
Calum
Janet McTeer
Phyllis
Tanya Franks
Ruby
Charlotte Wontner
Foster Mother
Duncan Duff
Social Worker
Ryan Hendrick
Angus
Deeply damaged by being abandoned as a child and using fantasy as her only satisfaction, Nikki decides to track down her birth mother and take revenge. Based on the acclaimed novel by Jane Rogers.
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