The Inheritance episode 2 confirmed our first thoughts that the series might just be the best thriller Channel 5 has ever produced – and luckily it’s now streaming on Netflix, too.
While the scripts of Danny Dyer’s Heat, Ross Kemp’s Blindspot and Amanda Abbington’s Desperate Measures didn’t quite live up to their starry casts, The Inheritance is a cracker. Once you get past the copycat Succession-style credits, that is!
Episode 2 of The Inheritance on Channel 5 and Netflix saw Dennis’ death become the subject of an official police investigation. Although Detective Sergeant Morris didn’t seem in much of a rush to point fingers.
Meanwhile, the three siblings continued their desperate search to find their dad’s original will, and Daniel (Rob James-Collier) got himself in hot water with local thug Glen…
Here are all the questions we have after watching the gripping thriller.
***Warning: spoilers from episode 2 of The Inheritance on Channel 5 and Netflix ahead***
Was Dennis murdered? Who killed him?
We still don’t know if Dennis was murdered or killed himself (one way or another). Although a suspicious death is looking more and more likely.
His children insist he didn’t drink much, so how could he have died of alcohol asphyxiation? But then, these are the same kids who didn’t know he’d had a 14-year affair, partly behind the back of his cancer-stricken wife.
While dad Dennis (Larry Lamb) could have died of natural causes, it’s unlikely. This is a Channel 5 domestic thriller, after all. And he had bioethanol in his body… More likely is that one of the siblings is responsible. Quite frankly, they are all acting a bit dodgy apart from Sian… Which probably means it’s her.
Chloe is all kinds of suspicious, as is her husband Pete, played by Adil Ray, who seems as suspicious as they come. Obviously Daniel has some alarming money problems, and cannot be trusted one bit.
There’s also Susan herself, who stands to gain the most from Dennis’ death, while her ex-husband Michael had revenge as a motive. Frankly, at this point, we don’t even trust the walls.
The Inheritance episode 2 on Channel 5 and Netflix: What is Chloe hiding?
We know youngest sibling Chloe (Jemima Rooper) is hiding something. She may come across as the most naive of the bunch, but that’s far from the truth. Unlike her siblings, Chloe knew about her father’s affair with Susan.
During a hushed discussion with her creepy husband, he asked her: “Are you going to tell the others? All of it.” Later in The Inheritance episode 2 on Channel 5 and Netflix, viewers saw Chloe finally find her dad’s last will and testament. So why didn’t she tell Daniel she’d found it?
Hints have led us to believe that Chloe was the favoured golden child, so could she have been the sole beneficiary of the will?
What does Dennis’ original will and testament say?
Chloe found Dennis’ original will and testament, but we still don’t know what it says. Although an increasingly desperate Daniel is confident he stands to get a fair share of Dennis’ estate, we do know they weren’t that close.
Dennis changed the will shortly before he died, and left everything to his new wife Susan (Samantha Bond). But why? Was he really thinking clearly? And if he never handed the original will to a solicitor, does it even count?
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