Watch Jamael Westman in Apple TV’s adaptation of ‘The Essex Serpent’

Newly-widowed Cora Seaborne arrives at the small village of Aldwinter in Essex, ready for a fresh start after her husband’s death released her from an abusive marriage.

She soon becomes intrigued by a local superstition about a mythical creature known as the Essex Serpent that has allegedly returned to the area. Meanwhile, trusted community leader and vicar Will Ransom has to deal with the mysterious rumours as they begin to spread…

Based on the novel by Sarah Perry and directed by Clio Barnard, ‘The Essex Serpent’, co-starring L&C’s fantastic Jamael Westman, premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday 13th May.