Dominic Cooper on adultery: ‘Everyone gets tempted by something different’

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Romola Garai and Dominic Cooper in ITV drama Adultery
ITV’s new drama Adultery delves into desire and temptation (Picture: ITV)

In a world governed by rules, where cheating is generally admonished and considered plain wrong, why are people still so obsessed with watching affairs on TV?

‘I think there is obviously a profound voyeuristic interest in affairs because it’s a taboo,’ Atonement star Romola Garai tells Metro. ‘There is a thing with TV shows sometimes where it’s like, we’re having the affair, so you don’t have to.’

Affairs are a tale as old as time. Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary… people have always lapped up stories about infidelity. In ITV’s new drama, aptly named Adultery, two individuals in separate marriages and...

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