'Chilling' 3-part crime thriller The Ice Cream Girls is your next binge-watch

Set in Brighton in 1995, the show follows teenagers Serena Gorringe (Lorraine Burroughs) and Poppy Carlisle (Jodhi May), who are accused of murdering their school teacher, Marcus Hansley (Martin Compston).

The accusations come after the girls are involved in a bout of violence and sexual abuse. 

After a gruelling trial, Serena is acquitted while Poppy is convicted of murder. 

The girls go on to lead very separate lives – Poppy's family turn their backs on her, leaving her to live out her sentence alone. 

Meanwhile, Serena marries Evan (Nicholas Pinnock), her university sweetheart, and has a daughter, Verity (Dominique Jackson).

After 17 years, Poppy and Serena are unexpectedly brought together in a reunion that forces them to confront both each other and the dark past that continues to haunt them. 

The two leading ladies of The Ice Cream Girls are Jodhi May (Game of Thrones, The Other Boleyn Girl) as Poppy Carlisle and Lorraine Burroughs (Top Boy, DCI Banks, Lip Service) as Serena Gorringe. 

Meanwhile, Vigil and Line of Duty's Martin Compston plays their schoolteacher Marcus Hansley.

Other cast members include Nicholas Pinnock (For Life, Marcella, Top Boy) as Evan Farley, Georgina Campbell (Murdered by My Boyfriend, Black Mirror, Broadchurch) as Young Serena Gorringe, Holli Dempsey (Harlots, Derek) as Young Poppy Carlisle and Dominique Jackson (Hollyoaks) as Verity "Vee" Farley.

While reviews for the show largely flew under the radar, The Guardian called it "not just your bog-standard thriller" – emphasising its ITV-style drama. 

It also praised the show for having "plenty of intrigue" and concluded: "It's enthralling enough for me to want to know what happens, or rather what happened 17 years ago."