Day-Lewis met Jill at the recording of a radio programme in 1948 and began a relationship with her that year, despite being married to Mary. His first marriage was dissolved in 1951, and he married actress Jill Balcon, daughter of Michael Balcon. During the 1940s, he had a long and troubled love affair with the novelist Rosamond Lehmann. Day-Lewis worked as a schoolmaster in three schools, including Larchfield School, Helensburgh, Scotland (now Lomond School). In 1928, Day-Lewis married Constance Mary King, the daughter of a Sherborne teacher.

His first collection of poems, Beechen Vigil, appeared in 1925. Auden and helped him to edit Oxford Poetry 1927. In Oxford, Day-Lewis became part of the circle gathered around W. He was educated at Sherborne School and at Wadham College, Oxford. The website's critical consensus reads, 'Cush Jumbo and Jared Harris make for thrilling combatants in The Beast Must Die, a coiled potboiler that excels with deft performances and rich atmosphere.' On Metacritic, it has a score of 73 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating 'Generally favorable'.After the death of his mother in 1906, when he was two years old, Cecil was brought up in London by his father, with the help of an aunt, spending summer holidays with relatives in County Wexford. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 85% based on 20 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.48/10. The Beast Must Die has received positive reviews from critics. It aired on AMC+ on July 5, 2021, and on AMC on July 12, 2021.

The miniseries premiered on May 27, 2021, on BritBox. When she finally tracks him down, she tricks her way into his house and plots his murder from within.Ĭast and characters Main Premise įollowing the death of her son in a hit and run, all Frances Cairnes wants is to hunt down and kill the man she believes is responsible. She takes matters into her own hands by posing as a novelist to ingratiate herself into the family of the man whom she believed to be responsible for her son's death. It centers on a mother's grief for her son who was killed in car accident. The Beast Must Die is a 2021 British thriller television series based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Blake, adapted for television by Gaby Chiappe.

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