Until I Kill You viewers binging ITV drama they think should 'win all the awards'

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Until I Kill You viewers have been tipping the ITV1 drama for awards as they shared they had been binging the new Anna Maxwell Martin and Shaun Evans series.

The four-part true drama is based on Delia Balmer's book about living with serial killer John Sweeney and the coercively controlling relationship she became entangled in, with viewers praising both actors for their "brilliant" performances.

Episodes of the chilling tale began on Sunday and will continue each night until Wednesday, but many were unable to resist binging the lot on streaming service ITVX.

What, how, and why?

Until I Kill You's depiction of Delia Balmer's coercively controlling relationship with serial killer John Sweeney might be an uncomfortable watch for many reasons, but viewers were so gripped by the true story that they were unable to resist binge watching all four parts on ITVX after its debut on ITV1 on Sunday.

Shaun Evans plays the sinister Sweeney and Anna Maxwell Martin is Balmer, who ultimately survived the relationship and published a book about her experiences which the drama is based on.

One viewer commented on X: "I binged all four episodes of #UntilIKillYou last night - it was chilling & a true story... absolutely magnificent acting from Anna Maxwell Martin. I felt her rage towards the police & the judicial system that failed her so badly. Definitely not to be missed."

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Someone else wrote: "#UntilIKillYou is a terrifying watch. Coercive relationships are extremely difficult to identify when you’re in one and fooled. My heart goes out to anyone who is trapped in an abusive relationship. Please seek help #ClairesLaw"

Another person added: "Wow! What an excellent performance by #annamaxwellmartin in #untilikillyou best thing I’ve seen on tv in a long time. Must see."

Many shared that they had watched the entire series already, as one person wrote: "Until I Kill You….just binged the 4 parts…wow! Absolutely captivating, Anna Maxwell Martin gave such a convincing performance. Brilliant and heart breaking."

Someone else agreed: "Absolutely brilliant. I had to go straight to @ITVX to finish it. Great casting too."

Another viewer added: "Watched #UntilIKillYou last night not intending to binge it, however was impossible not to. Acting off the scale and really scary."

Much of the praise was for Evans and Maxwell Martin's performances, as one impressed viewer commented: "No but seriously how great Shaun is?? After watching him as Morse for years this is sooooooooo wild compare to that. He is truly brilliant."

Another agreed: "Shaun Evans is a terrific Actor.... Anna Maxwell Martin is brilliant in this too."

Someone else wrote: "#ShaunEvans is always brilliant. He never disappoints. Not sure I want to see him as the bad guy."

Meanwhile, a fan of Motherland star Maxwell Martin commented: "Anna Maxwell Martin is just so bloody brilliant. What a difficult character to portray. She does it so convincingly."

Someone else agreed: "You just know if Anna Maxwell Martin is in it, it will be brilliant. And it is."

Another viewer wrote: "All the awards to everyone involved with #UntilIKillYou"

What has Anna Maxwell Martin said about Until I Kill You?

Line of Duty and Ludwig star Maxwell Martin recently spoke to This Morning about what it had been like to play a real-life person in Until I Kill You.

She said: "There's only pressure in that you don't want to be disrespectful and get it wrong, so you have to be quite diligent in your work, you can't be lazy and say I'll phone it in on the day, otherwise you wouldn't be doing your job."

But she added: "I can definitely finish the work and go home and have a gin and tonic because it's not my life, it's not my story and I think to wear it heavier than that would be to say you are walking in someone's shoes and you're not. Delia suffered terribly, she has gone on to thrive in her life and that's to be admired. It affected Delia, it didn't happen to me."

Until I Kill You continues on ITV1 at 9pm tonight and all episodes are available to stream on ITVX.