The Last Weekend (TV Miniseries)

he film is based on Blake Morrison’s novel of the same name. Ian and Ollie, rivals and so-called friends since university gather for their annual bank holiday triathlon competition, but an uncomfortable air hangs over everything on what, one way or another, is destined to be the last such rendezvous. “The Last Weekend” is a compelling psychological thriller that delivers a chilling and suspense filled punch. Set over a long weekend in East Anglia, this is a chilling story of a rivalries friendship, as told with deceptive casualness by narrator, Ian. It opens with a surprise phone call from an old university friend, inviting Ian and his wife, Em, for a few days by the sea. Their hosts, Ollie and Daisy, are a golden couple, and the scene is set for sunlit relaxation. Dangerous tensions quickly emerge from within the stifling atmosphere of a remote cottage in the hottest days of summer. Troubling revelations from Ian's past slowly intrude, and his rivalry with Ollie intensifies as they resurrect a seemingly forgotten bet made twenty years before. Each day becomes a series of challenged for higher and higher stakes, setting in motion actions that have irreversible consequences.