Larissa Kouznetsova

Doug Lucie's play is sharp as a tack. Mike (Mark Bazeley) is a property developer. His wife (Samantha Spiro) presides over their slackly affluent household in which the son lies on the sofa all day (smoking dope, watching porn) and the daughter plans naff weddings. Their Russian au pair Tatiana (Larissa Kouznetsova) seems caught, powerless, in the midst of their multiple demands. But when the property market starts to tremble and topple, it's Tatiana who may hold the key to helping solve their problems. She has this brother, with useful connections.