Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20190617 | Adapted from Lela Slimani's international bestseller, winner of France's prestigious Prix Goncourt. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her music producer husband Paul look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise - a quiet, polite and devoted woman who captivates the children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple's dependence on their nanny increases, their idyllic domesticity is shattered. By Lela Slimani Adapted for radio by Hattie Naylor from the translation by Sam Taylor |
| 02 | 20190618 | Adapted from Lela Slimani's international bestseller, winner of France's prestigious Prix Goncourt. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her music producer husband Paul look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise - a quiet, polite and devoted woman who captivates the children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple's dependence on their nanny increases, their idyllic domesticity is shattered. By Lela Slimani Adapted for radio by Hattie Naylor from the translation by Sam Taylor |
| 03 | 20190619 | Adapted from Lela Slimani's international bestseller, winner of France's prestigious Prix Goncourt. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her music producer husband Paul look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise - a quiet, polite and devoted woman who captivates the children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple's dependence on their nanny increases, their idyllic domesticity is shattered. By Lela Slimani Adapted for radio by Hattie Naylor from the translation by Sam Taylor |
| 04 | 20190620 | Adapted from Lela Slimani's international bestseller, winner of France's prestigious Prix Goncourt. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her music producer husband Paul look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise - a quiet, polite and devoted woman who captivates the children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple's dependence on their nanny increases, their idyllic domesticity is shattered. By Lela Slimani Adapted for radio by Hattie Naylor from the translation by Sam Taylor |
| 05 | 20190621 | Adapted from Lela Slimani's international bestseller, winner of France's prestigious Prix Goncourt. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her music producer husband Paul look for the perfect nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise - a quiet, polite and devoted woman who captivates the children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple's dependence on their nanny increases, their idyllic domesticity is shattered. By Lela Slimani Adapted for radio by Hattie Naylor from the translation by Sam Taylor |