Until I Kill You on ABC and ABC iview S1E1 and S1E2 – This true crime drama shows how Delia Balmer survived a series of violent attacks by boyfriend John Sweeney, to pursue a traumatic journey to justice.
EPISODE 1 – LOVE
Delia meets John Sweeney in a pub, sparking an unexpected romance. As the relationship develops, Delia begins to suspect John is hiding a murderous past.
London, 1991: Out for a drink in a local pub with her nursing colleagues, Delia Balmer meets carpenter John Sweeney, recently returned from Amsterdam. Beguiled by his rebellious attitude and approach to life, a relationship starts and Delia quickly invites him to move in to her flat.
In Amsterdam, we meet American, Jack Halstead, appealing to the Dutch police for help in finding his missing daughter, Melissa.
On a Christmas trip to meet Sweeney’s family in Skelmersdale, Delia discovers that he has an ex-wife and children he no longer sees. What else is he hiding from her?
As the relationship worsens and Delia grows more afraid of Sweeney’s temper, Leah counsels her to throw him out. But Delia’s attempt to break up with Sweeney prompts him to reveal his darkest secret and his true violent nature.
EPISODE 2 – HATE
When Sweeney’s violent nature is finally revealed, Delia uses all her guile to escape with her life. In Amsterdam, police try to identify a body.
Delia uses all her guile to escape Sweeney’s violence. With Leah’s help, she must decide what to do next – will going to the police put her in more danger from Sweeney? Delia reluctantly talks to the local Domestic Violence unit, but by the time they return to her flat, Sweeney has fled.
Frustrated with the police’s dismissive attitude to Sweeney’s disturbing drawings of his ex-girlfriend, Melissa, Delia refuses to leave her flat and go to temporary accommodation. So when Sweeney is finally arrested, but astonishingly bailed for his attack on Delia, she finds herself once more at risk.
Production credit:
ITV
Until I Kill You on ABC and ABC iview – Sunday 12 January at 8.30pm
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Until I Kill You on ABC and ABC iview S1E1 and S1E2
