Viewers were confused and intrigued by Picnic at Hanging Rock
Natalie Dormer's new series went up against the World Cup – and those who watched liked what they saw
While England suffered defeat at the hands of Croatia in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday night, a new adaptation of a classic mystery – Picnic at Hanging Rock – crept up on BBC2.
The beautifully shot six-parter tells the tale of a group of Australian schoolgirls who mysteriously vanish from a Valentine’s Day picnic in 1900 and stars Natalie Dormer as Mrs Appleyard, the cruel headmistress who runs the school with an iron fist.
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The “strange and creepy” series debut intrigued a selection of non-football watching viewers (800,00 of them, to be precise), and left them scratching their heads as to what could have happened to the girls…
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But sadly it appears that in Picnic at Hanging Rock, just like the football…
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Picnic at Hanging Rock continues at 9pm on Wednesdays on BBC2