The film gave a future Oscar nominee and A-list star her first leading role. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 9 August) is Lady Macbeth, the extremely dark and twisty 2016 thriller that saw future Oscar nominee Florence Pugh get her first leading role. However, this affair and the pair's efforts to cover it up wind up leading to a string of murders. Written by Alice Birch (Normal People), directed by William Oldroyd (last year's also brilliant Eileen) and co-starring Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice), Lady Macbeth was widely acclaimed by critics for its dark twisty story, its near-constantly tense atmosphere and Pugh's multi-layered, powerful lead turn. Boasting an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, Lady Macbeth is airing on BBC Two tonight at 11.40pm.