Fan CastingNever greener

Never Greener is about a love affair that breaks up two marriages. The woman, Kate, is 17 years younger than the man, and is a TV actor. Indeed, the most moving scenes here are not the grand declarations of passion, but glimpses of her professional life. As a recognisable star, on set she finds herself boxed into a routine of jolly double entendres and faux camaraderie. “No peace for the wicked, eh?” guffaws her driver, little knowing how painfully the phrase hits home for this particular home-wrecker. Kate, her fierce selfishness deftly drawn, is subtly balanced by the wronged wife, Belinda, a Welsh stalwart with a knack for witty retorts. The male characters, however, are bland. Jones may have a good novel in her, but even her spark can’t set this soggy material alight.