Jack Whitehall and David Duchovny presented Malice, James Wood’s psychological thriller about a tutor who charms his way into a wealthy family, at BFI Southbank.
Malice, James Wood’s six-part psychological thriller for Prime Video, had its UK premiere at BFI Southbank on the South Bank on Monday 3 November 2025. Jack Whitehall, David Duchovny and Carice van Houten walked the carpet.
Whitehall was born in Westminster in 1988, the son of the television producer Michael Whitehall. He played his first stand-up hour at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2009 and was nominated for Best Newcomer. He went on to play JP in Fresh Meat and co-wrote and starred in Bad Education.
Duchovny, born in New York in 1960, became famous as Fox Mulder in The X-Files, which won him a Golden Globe, and Hank Moody in Californication brought a second.
Malice cast Whitehall as Adam Healey, a tutor who charms his way into the wealthy Tanner family on holiday in Greece. Duchovny played Jamie Tanner and van Houten his wife, Nat. Mike Barker and Leonora Lonsdale directed, and the series was shot in London and on Paros.
Christine Adams and Raza Jaffrey played the Tanners’ closest friends. Wood, who created and wrote the series, and both directors joined the cast at the South Bank. All six episodes reached Prime Video on 14 November.