VIEWERS of The Gathering have threatened to boycott the thriller after ‘absolutely vile’ abuse scenes.
The Channel 4 drama follows a community in Merseyside that was left reeling after a brutal attack.
Sherlock actress Vinette Robinson, 43, plays the ‘mother from hell’ named Natalie to Jessica (Sadie Soverall).
She’s a teen gymnast who who cannot do anything to please her mother’s strict standards and has been totally pushed to her limits in an effort to please her.
One scene on The Gathering shows Natalie burst in as Jessica was working, as she demanded to see her phone.
Jessica retorted: “Mum are you drunk?”, as she sat at her laptop.
When the gymnast wasn’t picked for the team, Natalie was totally indignant on her daughter’s behalf.
She even threatened to move her from Liverpool, out to a different UK city.
Jessica was not keen to move away having made friends and forged social connections.
After watching these scenes, viewers went absolutely mad as they flocked to X – formerly known as Twitter.
They couldn’t help but label the character as ‘toxic’ and ‘brutal’ after witnessing the parental abuse.
Speaking of the character played by the former Waterloo Road star, one viewer wrote: “It’s pretty dire so far. I doubt that I’ll bother watching the next episode #TheGathering,”
A second remarked: “I can’t believe Natalie would do that to Kelly. She is brutal. #TheGathering.”
“That mum sent that Video she’s absolutely vile! #TheGathering,” noted another.
As a fourth exclaimed: “She’s absolutely vile! So pushy! Like Liverpool’s version of Ruby from #Emmerdale! #TheGathering.”
This was as a fifth stated: “This is horrible. Turning her daughter into a show pony. #TheGathering”
“Does that mother from hell think that by grassing up Kelly that means Jessica will get on the team. Despite Jessica being nowhere near Kelly’s level #TheGathering,” enquired someone else.
As a seventh viewer added: “#TheGathering Her mother really is a b****! She could’ve been really hurt.”
