Nicola Walker's "powerfully acted" British drama with Idris Elba lands new UK streaming home

Second Coming, the "powerfully acted" British drama starring Idris Elba, has landed a new streaming home in the UK. And in even better news, you can watch it at home without spending a penny!

The film sees Nadine Marshall portray Jacqueline "Jax" Trent, a woman who is surprised to discover that she is eight weeks pregnant. The news comes as a shock to everybody, including her husband Mark (Elba).

He suspects that his wife may have been unfaithful, though Jax only gives enigmatic answers. With the unusual nature of the situation, the unexplained incident threatens to tear the family apart.

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Written and directed by Debbie Tucker Green, the supporting cast for the film includes Kai Francis Lewis, Sharlene Whyte, Larrington Walker, Bailey Patrick and Nicola Walker, with the latter playing a counsellor.

If you want to watch the mysterious family drama, then it is available for free via Channel 4's streaming service. It is a limited-time listing, however, with the film set to be removed on 3 November.

Though it wasn't a success at the box office, Second Coming was generally praised upon its theatrical release in 2015, with Rotten Tomatoes currently reporting a solid approval rating of 79% from 24 reviews.

"A fine cast, led by Nadine Marshall and Idris Elba, fleshes out the screenplay's bare, jutting bones, even if Second Coming always seems like a better prospect on paper than on-screen," noted Screen Daily.

"A mysterious and intimate fable in the guise of gritty social realism, simply and powerfully acted," opined The Guardian, while one user on IMDb praised the pacing as they called it "beautiful and moving".

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Mark Kermode was also full of praise in a four-star review for The Observer, writing: "In a highly nuanced central performance, Marshall is both engaging and evasive, perfectly matching the fluid tone of Tucker Green's enigmatic urban parable."

If you'd rather watch something else on Channel 4 this week, then the streamer has acclaimed British period drama Hilary and Jackie, while action-heads can check out Gerard Butler's Copshop.

Second Coming is streaming on Channel 4.

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