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Doctor Foster creator hints at murder of this character

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Photo credit: BBC

From Digital Spy

As fans prepare for the penultimate episode of Doctor Foster tonight, has creator Mike Bartlett just hinted that one character's fate could end in bloody murder in next week's finale?

Bartlett has revealed that the compelling BBC One drama was originally based on Euripides' Greek tragedy Medea, which features a scorned wife seeking violent retribution for her husband's infidelity.

"In the original pitch, I never actually said, 'We're going to do Medea at 9pm on BBC One' because it probably wouldn't have gone down very well," the 36-year-old playwright told the Radio Times.

Photo credit: BBC/Drama Republic/Laurence Cendrowicz
Photo credit: BBC/Drama Republic/Laurence Cendrowicz

"But that idea was always behind it. I wanted to take some of those misogynist ideas about mad women and witches, and hopefully subvert them."

In Greek mythology, Medea avenges her husband's cheating by killing their children – but could Gemma (Suranne Jones) really end up murdering her own son Tom (Tom Taylor) just to spite conniving ex-husband Simon?

There are various conclusions to the myth, and another sees Medea and her son team up together to kill her unfaithful husband and his new young wife.

Photo credit: BBC/Drama Republic
Photo credit: BBC/Drama Republic

So, could Gemma and 15-year-old Tom collaborate to kill Simon (Bertie Carvel) and his new younger wife Kate (Jodie Comer)?

Bartlett also suggested that the ending of series two could mean a third series isn't realistic, adding: "Depending on what happens at the end of series two, a third might not be possible.

"That's all I can say really."

Meanwhile, Digital Spy came up with a few of our own theories as to how the series could end following last week's episode, which featured Gemma and her son driving out of Parminster and seemingly starting a fresh new future.

Could Tom turn killer and lash out at his dysfunctional parents? Will Gemma end up dying in a car collision or as a result of Simon's uncontrolled rage? Or could Gemma and Simon end up back together despite despising one another?

Doctor Foster continues tonight (September 26) on BBC One at 9pm.


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