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Joanna Lumley has said she has found the reaction to her Netflix series Fool Me Once "thrilling".
The drama has been a juggernaut on the streaming service, topping its list of most-watched programmes.
The story is centred on Maya Stern, a British military combat pilot played by Michelle Keegan, who is suffering from PTSD after a controversial incident while serving overseas.
Both her husband and sister are killed within months of each other and the story revolves around Stern trying to find out the truth about what happened.
Adapted from the novel of the same name by crime writer Harlan Coben, the show has gripped audiences with its twists.
Lumley, who plays Armitage’s mother, the cold, upper crust matriarch, told the PA news agency: "It’s thrilling (the reaction) because you work away without any audience at all as you know whenever you’re filming and you’re just working with a crew and then it’s put together and it’s released."
She added: "I was rather taken aback when on New Year’s Day they told me that it would be released to 190 countries simultaneously.
"It’s extremely well-crafted and it’s got lots of twists and turns, lots of red herrings and people watching at home haven’t any idea what happens until the very last reel, that’s always good."
Lumley was speaking as she joined a restaurant owner who is embarking on a charity challenge which will see him walk 3,000 miles through every London Borough in aid of Combat Stress, a UK charitable organisation dedicated to assisting Armed Forces and veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Source: Press Association
