His partner Mia also seems mysteriously absent. “Well, I’m awake now. He duly brokered a deal with the Daily Mail’s journalistic “piranha” Matthew Royston (Steve Edge) to contain the fallout with a sympathetic exclusive interview. Nathan protested that it was a “moment of madness” (copyright Welsh politician Ron Davies) while he was away working alone and that he never actually went on any dates, but such excuses cut no mustard with Hannah. And I’m onto you.” It’s all building to a deliciously soapy denouement over the next two weeks. Does the divorce lawyer need… well, a divorce lawyer? After the Sterns’ teenage daughter (Elizabeth Roberts) went on the pill last week, much to her father’s chagrin, now she was heartbroken after getting dumped by her boyfriend Sasha (Brenock O’Connor). Hannah and Nathan’s marriage has been left in turmoil after Hannah’s confession (Photo: BBC) Will there be a … Article by The Telegraph. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Hannah promises that she is not like her father. Discover UK showbiz and celebrity breaking news from the MailOnline. Did soap fans recognise the actress playing James’ mother Annie? As Noble & Hale boss Zander (Chukwudi Iwuji) so sagely said: “The moral of the tale? Hannah and Nathan's marriage is tested once again in the second series. Now up stepped sister Nina to have her wine-addled say in front of both families and vicar Glen Peters (Kobna Holdbrook-Smith). Hannah Stern is a divorce lawyer, from the Defoes – a family of female divorce lawyers, which includes her sisters and mum. The peony-mad mum-of-the-groom was Shobu Kapoor, who played Gita in EastEnders - the fearsome wife of flaky Walford Market trader Sanjay - for five years during the Nineties. This showdown with Nathan - first the hurt looks at the dining table, then the visceral reaction to his betrayal - flexed her acting muscles further. The Split, episode 4, recap: is it all over for Hannah and Nathan? 4: 4 "Episode 4" Jessica Hobbs: Abi Morgan Cracks have been evident in the marriage of Hannah Stern (Nicola Walker) and husband Nathan (Stephen Mangan) all series but here they widened into chasms. She had just discovered that her husband Nathan had cheated on her four times. The plot thickened further when it transpired that Bill was a spanking fetishist and Ruth had once helped the couple take out a privacy injunction against a tabloid kiss ’n’ tell. Railing against the whole “happy ever after pile of c--p”, Nina told the dumbstruck James: “It’s not enough to just get on top and hope Rose feels the same. / The series follows three sisters – divorce lawyers Hannah and Nina and their youngest sibling Rose – as they navigate the scandalous divorce scene whilst also dealing with their own personal family affairs. Anyone for tea or coffee? More on this next week, I’ll warrant. After a weepy tussle, she pushed him away and closed the bedroom door. Nathan met Hannah at law school twenty years ago. Nathan Stern is a barrister, in constant demand in his field and a devoted husband of Hannah. Still, it sparked an unseemly scramble at both Defoes and Noble & Hale as business picked up. With her mother’s words echoing in her ears (“You can always trust Hannah to do the right thing”), our heroine made a pragmatic choice. Have they separated? Contains some strong language. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. 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Although Emma was a former client of Defoes, she had specifically asked for Hannah to represent her - nabbing a case from mother Ruth (Deborah Findlay) in a neat reversal from episode one. Following last week’s vengeful fury, Nicola Walker has really started to display her range. As Hannah’s team dug into dodgy Davey’s finances, they discovered that he’d siphoned £18m through his secret lovechild’s account and there was still another £9m unaccounted for. Episode 6. Yet Nina hadn’t quite finished, also informing Ruth that Nathan had “put his hand on my arse and said ‘Why doesn’t she want to have sex with me any more?’” Riiiiight. She was also spotted in a late-night meeting with their accountant (comically nicknamed “Danny De Vito”). Surely it won’t be long before their simmering sexual tension boils over. What next for Hannah? Ruth mentioned that “We can’t afford to lose Davey McKenzie as a client” and we heard that she hadn’t paid her share of Rose’s wedding costs yet. Fake news? Taking to the social media platform, Nathan shared his fitness goals for the year with his followers as he wrote, “Right starting from tomoz, I’m getting back to this .... this dad bod malarkey ain’t no fun. Hannah and Nathan’s marriage was rocked in series one when he was forced to confess to having had an affair arranged through hacked extra-marital ‘dating’ site Indiana Ray. Writer Abi Morgan’s divorce drama passed the halfway point with its most scandal-heavy, incident-packed instalment yet. To add insult to injury, he did the deed via a misspelt text (“We need a brake” indeed). Cheeseboard? Never miss out on gossip, celebrity photos, videos, divorces, scandals and more. The star explained that viewers got ‘very upset’ with him after his character Nathan cheated on Hannah (Nicola Walker). Ruth gives a speech. Oh, they've all gone home crying. The Defoe family firm’s bankruptcy! To that list we can now add The Split’s pre-wedding dinner party. He’s got a girl’s name, for starters. Nathan then became a barrister, the go-to legal mind in an emerging and lucrative field; fertility & surrogacy cases. The unseen Prime Minister had demanded “damage limitation”, while Emma wanted a divorce - which Bill vowed to contest, for the sake of their three children. The final episode of The Split airs on BBC One on Tuesday 17 March at 9 pm. Ironically, they’d just had sex for the first time in ages and seemed to be rebuilding bridges. Long-lost dad Oscar’s return! Ruth tells Hannah that she is playing a dangerous game. Scandal Divorce Writer Marriage Separation Writers. It was fun to play “spot the real-life parallels” here. Oscar's return continues to drive a wedge into the Defoe family dynamic. As she moved further away from Nathan, Hannah grew increasingly close to Christie. Hannah's personal and professional lives collide when Nathan helps out with the Hansen case, as she desperately tries to cover up evidence of her affair with Christie. The whole “female MP embarrassed by husband’s indiscretion” storyline was reminiscent of Jacqui Smith’s husband Richard Timney and his porn habit, while the spanking element couldn’t help putting one in mind of Stormy Daniels’ claims about Donald Trump. Comedian Rex Pope (Mathew Baynton) still hasn’t settled his bill and Nina was forced to chase him for payment. Emma had signed a witness statement to protect Bill, lying to protect him. Nathan Stern is a barrister, in constant demand in his field and a devoted husband of Hannah. The Defoes, a family of female divorce lawyers, are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30 year absence. Love Island winner Nathan Massey has been slammed on Instagram for “photoshopping” his abs – although fans seem to have got the wrong end of the stick. If this came out in court, she could be found guilty of perverting the course of justice, while Ruth could be struck off. Hannah lost her nerve while stood at Christie's door and he gave … With Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Annabel Scholey, Fiona Button. Hannah and Nathan are left alone. Just be thankful he didn’t do it with an emoji. James and his parents were last seen making a hasty exit, while Glen got hot under the clerical collar. Suicides and extortion attempts followed, presumably hence the script’s reference to “Some bishop blew his brains out in Glasgow”. With Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan, Elizabeth Roberts, Toby Oliver. Is it any wonder she put you hand on the vicar’s c--k?” Awkward. Nina leaves with Rex. THE Split has returned with a bang following the huge success of season one. The girls also sing together. Well, there certainly seems to be something amiss. Hannah embraces Oscar. Meanwhile, Nina, having narrowly escaped a shoplifting sentence, is struggling with her decision to terminate her pregnancy, and a legal case with Hannah resonates with Nina's own problems. Six-part drama The Split tells the story of the Defoe family – and what happens after leading divorce lawyer Hannah leaves the family firm. The culprits turned out to be a far-right Christian group, which sounded a little unlikely. This episode began with divorce lawyers all over London and beyond leaping into action after Indiana Ray - ironically taglined “The place to go for a discreet affair” - was hacked and its client list was leaked. Directed by Paula van der Oest. 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The Split continued last night and Hannah (Nicola Walker) and Christie’s (Barry Atsma) affair is now out in the open. ... Nathan’s (Stephen Mangan) mistrust of Hannah deepened as … Ruth reiterated her intention to buy Oscar out of Defoes. You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Created by Abi Morgan. Oops. Graham was a “state school girl from Manchester” - rather like Margaret Beckett, Britain’s first female Foreign Secretary - while her warm, no-nonsense approach recalled Mo Mowlam. As the press and paparazzi also descended, it was gleefully dubbed “Divorce D-Day”. Worst of all, Nathan has been exposed as a cheat and a bare-faced liar –the very thing that Hannah, whose father walked out in her teens, can’t stomach. The Truth About Getting Fit at Home, review: is it really a surprise that a kale smoothie is low on energy? Hannah and Nathan’s marriage is in turmoil after her shocking confession. When Hannah’s father returns around the same time she leaves the family firm to join Noble & Hale, insecurities are brought to the fore with potentially devastating consequences for the family Nathan loves. He tells her that he loves her. Yet the inevitable pressures of the kids growing up, his body growing older, a high pressured professional life and the toll of years spent together have begun to expose cracks in their once solid relationship. Nathan drunkenly tries to accost Nina after revealing that he no longer has sex with Hannah, and after losing her engagement ring, Rose finds herself in a compromising position with vicar Glen (Kobna Holdbrook-Smith). She persuaded Emma to stay with Bill for the sake of her career and their children - at least until she’s out of office and their youngest son had left home, at which point she could discreetly divorce. On the outside Nathan and Hannah are the golden couple, personally and professionally, to everyone who knows them and Nathan is fiercely proud and protective of the life and family they has built. Nicola Walker plays the part of Hannah Stern in The Split (Photo: BBC) Hannah Stern (played by Nicola Walker) has left the family law firm Defoe’s to … Hannah's personal and professional lives collide when Nathan helps out with the Hansen case, as she desperately tries to cover up evidence of her affair with Christie. As a young girl of 12 years old, Hannah was the one who had to suddenly grow up, pick up the pieces, try to get her devastated mother out of bed and her younger sisters to school and nursery. Read about our approach to external linking. The Split 2018 The Split follows the Defoes a family of female divorce lawyers who are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30-year absence. The acrimonious divorce of sportswear chain mogul Davey McKenzie (Stephen Tompkinson) and his childhood sweetheart Goldie (Meera Syal) continued to rumble on in the background. Well, a certain blast from the past is waiting in the wings…. Not only did Nathan’s daft drunken lunge at Hannah’s sister Nina (Annabel Scholey) come to light - more on that dinner-party-from-hell in a moment - but it also transpired that he’d joined extramarital dating website Indiana Ray. ... Hannah still can’t forgive Nathan for his past infidelity and her feelings for Christie haven’t gone away. Hannah and Christie’s conversation about the Grahams - “too terrified to leave a marriage but wishing you were with someone else” - was loaded with double meaning. Award yourself a bunch of peonies if you spotted her. Here are all the talking points from episode four…. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. The extraordinary true story of The Pembrokeshire Murders and the 'Bullseye killer', The best TV shows on Netflix UK to watch in lockdown, from Friends to The Crown, The best TV shows on All 4 to watch in lockdown, from Shameless to Grand Designs. In a quietly tender moment, she reached out and held his hand. She's married to Nathan and they have three children. Cue Goldie sashayed through the company HQ to gatecrash a board meeting. At breaking point: Hannah (Nicola Walker) and Nathan (Stephen Mangan) W riter Abi Morgan’s divorce drama passed the halfway point with its most scandal-heavy, incident-packed instalment yet. Hannah, let’s be honest, has been mentally elsewhere for a long time in our marriage and she’s not been communicating. Is there any way back from the brink for the show’s pivotal couple? Might a reunion with Ruth even be on the cards? Hannah speaks with Ruth about her wedding day. We opened with a 4am phone call summoning Hannah to a delicate meeting with the Foreign Secretary, Emma Graham (Claire Rushbrook) because the politician’s errant husband Bill (Nicholas Gleaves) was on the list leaked by the Indiana Ray hackers. Things were already looking shaky for cold-footed Rose (Fiona Button) and wet blanket fiancé James (Rudi Dharmalingam), after she said she didn’t want children and had a panic attack on the bus. “What else are you lying about?” she snarled at her slimy ex, who told her: “You’re sleepwalking, love. Hannah meets a TV presenter who needs her help, and a new colleague joins the firm. Recent TV drama has seen such memorable meals-from-hell as the Doctor Foster pasta massacre and This Is England’s grim Sunday lunch of roast misery and all the trimmings. Just to add extra pressure, Emma was due to host a high-profile state visit from the Chinese President that very day. Hannah and Nathan’s daughter and her budding sex life! Ex-wife Ruth spotted a chest scar - usually concealed with a tie or dapper scarf - which presumably means Oscar’s had open heart surgery. Nathan met Hannah at law school twenty years ago. More hints this week that the family firm is in financial trouble. However, Nathan didn’t help himself by hitting the wine too hard (he always seems to have a bottle of red on the go) and generally being a weak, drunken doofus. ... Hannah’s husband Nathan is also a … She looked all a-flutter as Christie charismatically led the “Divorce D-Day” meeting, then asked for his advice over the tangled Graham case. We speculated last week that patriarch Oscar could be terminally ill, hence his sudden reappearance. She’s currently the long-suffering wife in Citizen Khan, too. Colleague and old flame Christie Carmichael (Dutch actor Barry Atsma, all silvery good looks and wandering accent) was mooning after Hannah like a lovesick puppy last week but suddenly he was back to being the office heart-throb. 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