One chance encounter can turn two family lives upside down—and make every dinner table feel a little more awkward. Take this personality quiz to see which Adultery character you most resemble, as romance, marriage, and teenage love begin to overlap. Your result may reveal where you fit in this tangled family story.
About Adultery
Adultery is a 2026 ITV romantic drama about Tom Kirkman and Beth Brookes, two married parents drawn to one another after a chance encounter. The situation grows more complicated when their teenage children, Jess and Ollie, start dating, bringing the families together in a family drama while both parents have marriages of their own to reckon with. It’s a story of attraction, family ties, and very messy timing.
Adultery Character Profiles
Tom Kirkman
Tom Kirkman is a family man whose dependable, orderly exterior conceals a growing sense of midlife unease. He loves his family and has spent years building a stable life, yet an unexpected attraction to Beth Brookes stirs an impulsive side he cannot easily contain. Their teenage children’s relationship brings the two families together, making Tom’s private feelings increasingly difficult to separate from the responsibilities he values. His conflict lies in wanting both the security he has built and the excitement that unsettles it.
Beth Brookes
Beth Brookes is a devoted working mother who has spent much of her life putting other people first. The death of her close friend Ally deepens her grief and prompts a reckoning with the compromises she has made. Tired and vulnerable, Beth begins to question the rules she has long lived by, and her attraction to Tom Kirkman becomes an outlet for desires she has kept in check. Her choices are shaped by both a longing for comfort and the consequences of crossing boundaries.
Hannah Kirkman
Hannah Kirkman is Tom’s wife and a perceptive presence in the family. Recovering from a serious period of ill health, she is physically and emotionally vulnerable, but far from oblivious to the changes around her. Hannah senses distance growing in her marriage and notices subtle shifts in the people closest to her, even before she understands their cause. Her sharp instincts sit alongside a need for care and stability, giving her a quietly watchful role as family relationships become more complicated.
Neil Brookes
Neil Brookes is Beth’s husband, a hardworking family man who takes pride in providing for those he loves through his own business. An impending court case places him under considerable financial and emotional strain, narrowing his focus to the troubles he is trying to manage. That preoccupation leaves less room for connection with Beth, while the strain in their marriage grows largely outside his view. Neil’s commitment to responsibility is clear, but his determination to keep going also makes it harder to see what is changing at home.
Jess Kirkman
Jess Kirkman is Tom and Hannah’s teenage daughter, whose relationship with Ollie Brookes brings their families into one another’s lives. Youthful and earnest, she is focused on the excitement of her romance and has little awareness of the more complicated feelings developing among the adults around her. Jess’s relationship with Ollie forms a bright, ordinary part of teenage life, even as it creates an unexpected connection between the two households. Her perspective offers a contrast to the private tensions shaping her parents’ world.
