Hit thriller starring Helen Mirren branded ‘outrageous and irresistible’ added to BBC iPlayer for the first time

HELEN Mirren and Ian McKellen’s captivating London based thriller The Good Liar is present disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer for the precise archetypal time.

Based connected Nicholas Searle’s novel, The Good Liar sees Sir Ian prima arsenic seasoned con creator Roy Courtnay.

He sets his sights connected affluent widow Betty McLeish, played by Helen, aft gathering her done an online dating site.

As Betty appears to autumn for his charms, her skeptical lad Steven grows suspicious of Roy’s intentions.

The movie primitively aired connected BBC One connected November 19 and volition stay connected BBC iPlayer for the adjacent 29 days.

For who similar to usage a antithetic platform, the thriller is besides disposable to watercourse connected Netflix successful the UK and Ireland.

The Good Liar was directed by Bill Condon - who antecedently worked with Ian McKellen connected Mr Holmes.

It besides boasts an awesome supporting cast, including Jim Carter, Lucian Msamati, Céline Buckens, and Phil Dunster.

When the movie was archetypal released successful 2019, Helen shared however excited she was to yet enactment connected a task for the surface with Ian, aft their erstwhile collaboration connected Broadway.

This was portion of what influenced her to articulation the formed of the film, arsenic she told Entertainment Weekly: "It was a operation of my costar Ian McKellen and of people the director, Bill Condon.

"It's a precise absorbing script, a wonderful, twisty thriller that I thought would beryllium amusive to do."

Helen besides highlighted the unsocial storyline, adding: "It's bully to bash a movie astir aged radical that's not astir Alzheimer's oregon cancer, if you cognize what I mean."

The Good Liar received praise for its gripping performances and unexpected twists, with critics calling it "outrageous and irresistible".

Peter Bradshaw raved astir it successful his reappraisal for the Guardian, saying: "This movie rattles on with terrific vigor and dash and the flashback sequences amusement that it’s really acold much daring and ambitious that you mightiness expect.

"It’s a large duel betwixt McKellen and Mirren."