Updated: May 9 2021, 21:12 ET Invalid Date, THE Pursuit Of Love fans were left horrified this evening as Dominic West threatened to SPANK Lily James while playing her dad before their shock "affair". Dominic, 51, and 32-year-old Lily were pictured cosying up while on holiday in Italy together last year - having grown close while filming the BBC drama, which premiered tonight. 9 Dominic plays Lily's angry father in the BBC drama Lily stripped nude in several scenes while playing wild lead character Linda Radlett in the hedonistic costume drama, with Dominic her angry dad Matthew. At one point towards the end of the episode, Dominic threatened to give the beauty "a good thrashing" before sending her to her room while in character as her father.