{"id":578250,"date":"2026-08-01T03:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578250\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T03:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:31:22","slug":"her-best-series-since-happy-valley-the-stranger-is-siobhan-finnerans-10-10-performance-to-watch-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578250\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHer best series since Happy Valley\u201d: The Stranger is Siobhan Finneran\u2019s \u201c10\/10\u201d performance to watch tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Siobhan Finneran routinely wows us with her show-stealing performances, from Unchosen to Happy Valley \u2013 she knows exactly how to blow us away. If you\u2019ve worked your way through most of her back catalogue, we\u2019ve found her best series since Happy Valley \u2013 and you\u2019re going to want to tune in to her 10\/10 performance tonight.<\/p>\n

We all have secrets, but Detective Sergeant Johanna Griffin (Siobhan Finneran) must investigate a town riddled with them. The Harlan Coben adaptation takes us to Northern England, where a mysterious woman sends shockwaves through a small community by revealing information that has cataclysmic consequences for the individuals involved\u2026<\/p>\n

With the series available to stream now, here\u2019s everything you need to know about The Stranger, including the plot, cast and how to watch it.<\/p>\n

What is The Stranger about?\"7747052469\"<\/p>\n

BBC<\/p>\n

This eight-part mystery thriller first aired on Netflix in 2020 and is an adaptation of Harlan Coben\u2019s novel of the same name. While the book is based in New Jersey, the TV series relocates the drama to England. As for the premise, The Stranger follows an enigmatic young woman in a baseball cap (Hannah John-Kamen), who reveals life-ruining secrets to members of a close-knit community. <\/p>\n

The drama kicks off with Adam Price (Richard Armitage \u2013 Harlan Coben<\/a> royalty) cheering his son on from the sidelines of his football game. Then the young woman approaches him with a shocking claim about his wife, Corinne (Dervla Kirwan), related to a pregnancy loss. He returns home to confront Corinne \u2013 and she soon disappears.<\/p>\n

But Adam isn\u2019t The Stranger\u2019s only target \u2013 she continues to wreak torment across the whole community. With each new revelation seemingly related to the last, the more she exposes, the more you\u2019re left wondering what more are people possibly hiding.<\/p>\n

Siobhan Finneran plays the sharp and no-nonsense DS Johanna Griffin, a detective tasked with a string of increasingly bizarre incidents \u2013 from an injured teenager found after a woodland rave to the discovery of a decapitated alpaca. Soon, her investigation becomes connected to Corinne\u2019s disappearance and a murder.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s in the cast of The Stranger?\"7747052469\"<\/p>\n

Netflix<\/p>\n

The cast of The Stranger includes:<\/p>\n

Richard Armitage (Stay Close, Fool Me Once, Missing You<\/a>) as Adam Price Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley, Unchosen<\/a>, Protection) as DS Johanna Griffin Hannah John-Kamen (Killjoys) as The Stranger Jennifer Saunders (Safe House, Unwelcome) as Heidi Doyle Shaun Dooley (Changing Ends) as Doug Tripp Paul Kaye (Small Prophets) as Patrick Katz Dervla Kirwan (Smother) as Corinne Price Kadiff Kirwan (Slow Horses) as DC Wesley Ross Anthony Head (Ted Lasso<\/a>) as Edgar Price Stephen Rea (The English) as Martin KillaneIs The Stranger any good?\"man<\/p>\n

Netflix<\/p>\n

Yes \u2013 for fans of Harlan Coben\u2019s trademark unguessable twists and cliffhangers, The Stranger is a must-watch. Siobhan Finneran is just as magnetic and warm as a detective as she is as Clare Cartwright in Happy Valley. Her straight-up character brings an element of grounding to the explosive chaos that unfolds. <\/p>\n

Is there a trailer for The Stranger?<\/p>\n

Yes \u2013 you can watch the trailer for The Stranger below.<\/p>\n

How can I watch The Stranger?<\/p>\n

You can watchThe Stranger now on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What other Siobhan Finneran dramas can I watch now?\"person<\/p>\n

ITV<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re after Siobhan Finneran in another crime drama, we\u2019d recommend A Confession<\/a>, in which she plays mother Elaine to Sian O\u2019Callaghan (Florence Howard), who vanished on a night out in Swindon. The drama is based on real-life events, where Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher was found guilty of misconduct for breaking procedural rules to catch a serial killer. A Confession is available to stream now on ITVX<\/a>. For another gripping watch, we\u2019d suggest The Loch<\/a> in which she stars as DCI Lauren Quigley, who works with local detective Annie Redford to hunt down a serial killer in Loch Ness. The Loch is available to stream now on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Siobhan Finneran routinely wows us with her show-stealing performances, from Unchosen to Happy Valley \u2013 she knows exactly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,39034,61,60,1868,182179,243836,282],"class_list":["post-578250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-harlan-coben","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-netflix","tag-siobhan-finneran","tag-the-stranger","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}