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As an immature 14-year-old who stamps her feet, Austrian Archduchess Maria Antonia (a riveting performance from German actress Emilia Schule) is married to the future King (Louis Cunningham) and expected to quickly produce an heir - even though she has no idea what that involves. When holidaying Americans the Daltons - Ben, Louise and young daughter Agnes (Halt And Catch Fire's Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis, and My Life With The Walter Boys' Alix West Lefler) - befriend British family Paddy, Ciara and son Ant (James McAvoy, Aisling Franciosi and Dan Hough) during a trip to Italy, it leads to an invitation for them to visit the Brits at their remote farm in Devon. There was a comedic tinge to both those series but not in River, where the title character is a hugely successful DI with an 80 per cent clear-up rate and an extremely heavy heart after the loss of friend and ex-colleague DS Jackie 'Stevie' Stevenson, played by Last Tango In Halifax's Nicola Walker.

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