A gritty British thriller that viewers said they were struggling to watch because of a ‘vile’ detail has stormed the Netflix charts.

The Gathering first aired on Channel 4 last year and was this week added to Netflix in the UK too.

The synopsis for the six-part series teased: ‘A violent attack on a teenager at an illegal beach rave sends shockwaves of suspicion through a Merseyside community. As secrets and lies are laid bare, will the truth emerge?’

Despite Netflix viewers now rushing to binge the series, which is currently the fifth most-watched show on the platform in the UK, viewers had a tougher time tuning in initially.

The main source of their difficulties was watching the character of Natalie, who was described as the ‘mother from hell’.

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