WullieBroonIsGod Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Anyone watching this? BBC have been hitting it out the park with their dramas of late and this one is up there too in terms of quality. Been a nice surprise as sometimes those set in Scotland look like budget, shortbread tin, pish but this is top notch stuff. A story with similarities to the Jamie Bulger case, with a murderer, who at the age of 13, brutally murders a 9 year old, now out of prison with a new identity as an adult. Grieving mother (MacDonald) looking to out the killers new identity, which results in a brutal attack on a guy (who we have no idea whether he is really the child murderer). John Hannah is the detective in charge under pressure not to upset public opinion by charging the mother with incitement to murder. 4 parter all aired this week (Mon to Thurs). Set in Edinburgh and Port Glasgow. If you haven't seen it, def worth catching up with on the iplayer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Yes, watching too, it's decent drama. There's a few red herrings flying about, the creepy boyfriend of Kelly McDonald's law student daughter, Craig's pal Tom & the addict lad being treated by Kelly Mcdonald. Interesting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WullieBroonIsGod Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Full of red herrings as you say and has you changing your mind all the time. Right now I'm hoping the guy isn't Eddie J Turner and the Kelly MacDonald's character gets the book thrown at her. Clever writing making the mother so unlikable, hell, the whole family! Loved the "I'm a policeman" response to the law student daughter in the first episode by John Hannah's character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 6 hours ago, WullieBroonIsGod said: BBC have been hitting it out the park with their dramas of late I totally agree. Not seen The Victim yet but recording it to catch up later. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 The ending of episode 3 has us believing that Spoiler Craig Myers' pal Tom is maybe Eddie J Turner, after the private detective woman watches Tom meet his Social Worker in the cafe, after a tip-off. There's more twists to come though I think, Eddie J Turner might not even be the murderer, or he had an accomplice ? It's easy to forget that the story is about whether or not Anna has incited someone to murder another person, it's very easy to just be concerned about unconcovering who Eddie is in this. Great tv 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WullieBroonIsGod Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Yeah, I'm thinking the reveal at the end of ep 3 may be a massive red herring. Or there's much more to the original murder Loved KM walking past the "choose life" graffiti last too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Aye this is brilliant telly. Clever doing it over consecutive nights too. Really no idea how it will go. Kelly Macdonald still an absolute wid as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Kelly Macdonald still an absolute wid as well. Agreed, she is an attractive woman, but that fūcking voice.....[emoji37] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) Great wee series, just binged the first 3 this afternoon. Lots of brilliant mysteries - who is Eddie, who battered Craig, why is Danny so fucking creepy (not just the character, the actual actor)? The only disappointment for me was how obvious the grave stuff was - saw that coming a mile off. Looking forward to the conclusion! Edited April 11, 2019 by Mark Connolly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 SCENES!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 That was an intense ending. Thought the acting of the main actors was exceptional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Powerful stuff, an excellent series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WullieBroonIsGod Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Wow!!! That last 20 minutes, Harkness and Macdonald were outstanding. Awards incoming there. Twists and mystery for 3 episodes, a big reveal and an intense finish. Highest quality drama. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Wow!!! That last 20 minutes, Harkness and Macdonald were outstanding. Awards incoming there. Twists and mystery for 3 episodes, a big reveal and an intense finish. Highest quality drama.^^This^^ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Dunno if it was the writing macdonald acting or both but i loved the way how her character, even though we should feel sorry for her, was so unlikeable right up to the ending, literally i didnt like her one bit until the last 5 minutes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mon_The_Fife Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just binged watched it, very enjoyable series with a few twists and turns. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Superb viewing. We'll done to all concerned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q0S-RUSH Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 11/04/2019 at 22:12, Alert Mongoose said: That was an intense ending. Thought the acting of the main actors was exceptional. The last scene under the bridge was really intense.Brilliant acting and a brilliant programme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Jaffo Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Just watched the first episode tonight so I’m avoiding any other posts on here. Pretty good so far and John Hannah as a polis officer is always a winner for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 12/04/2019 at 07:41, WullieBroonIsGod said: Wow!!! That last 20 minutes, Harkness and Macdonald were outstanding. Awards incoming there. Twists and mystery for 3 episodes, a big reveal and an intense finish. Highest quality drama. thought harkness was supurb in this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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