Despite the odd cheesy exchange, Sky’s latest import is a solid drama set against an action-packed backdrop of espionage, terrorism and political intrigue
In this least stressful of weeks, why not try Trackers (Sky Atlantic), a South African spy thriller that ladles on the tension, and should raise heart rates to at least to the same level as the rolling news. This knotty adaptation of Deon Meyer’s novel weaves together the stories of three characters, seemingly disconnected at the start, against a backdrop of spying, Islamic terrorism and political intrigue in Cape Town and beyond.
It has more than a touch of the homelands to it. In rural Loxton, a man with a thousand-yard stare and a Fassbender air called “Lemmer” – though that may not be his real name – almost starts a bar brawl, until an older man and woman mysteriously hold him back. In the Cape Town suburbs, Milla walks out of the family home, leaving her son and husband behind, with nothing but a note on the pillow to explain herself. Elsewhere, the Presidential Bureau of Intelligence (PBI) are investigating an Islamist plot to attack a sporting event when a mole, Ismail, comes to them with secretly filmed evidence.
