A well-crafted drama, with an excellent storyline, and superbly put together. McKidd is a delight in every quarter - a first-rate casting - and Coyle's character is beautifully understated. Several actors played against type - James Cosmo included - and to excellent effect.
Surprising the viewer with unexpected events throughout - but to just the right amount - this TV drama doesn't overdo the probability of occurrence. And the old hackneys of cop dramas about missing girls are avoided.
Unflashy it was, but that was what was required in the adaptation. Restrained . . . But weighted . . . And with sparks in all the right places.
Superb cinematography added to the effect. And a script that put over the story with just the right balance of fact and emotion. Not one feature in the tale rode over another. This meant the overall effect was that all parts of the drama output were well blended.
No one scene is too much, and all the characters are believable. This lack of superfluous data is rare these days, as so many TV dramas now over-eke the melodrama. So it was a joy to see such a subtle and unpretentious telling of a story.
All four episodes are well stepped, and lead to a compelling conclusion to the tale. This is an unexaggerated story, that we are left believing in. Along with characters we can identify as realistic - and imperfect - humans, we can also sympathise with the protagonists.
Bravo to the writing, acting & other teams in the making of this drama. Let's see more quality releases like this on British TV.
Surprising the viewer with unexpected events throughout - but to just the right amount - this TV drama doesn't overdo the probability of occurrence. And the old hackneys of cop dramas about missing girls are avoided.
Unflashy it was, but that was what was required in the adaptation. Restrained . . . But weighted . . . And with sparks in all the right places.
Superb cinematography added to the effect. And a script that put over the story with just the right balance of fact and emotion. Not one feature in the tale rode over another. This meant the overall effect was that all parts of the drama output were well blended.
No one scene is too much, and all the characters are believable. This lack of superfluous data is rare these days, as so many TV dramas now over-eke the melodrama. So it was a joy to see such a subtle and unpretentious telling of a story.
All four episodes are well stepped, and lead to a compelling conclusion to the tale. This is an unexaggerated story, that we are left believing in. Along with characters we can identify as realistic - and imperfect - humans, we can also sympathise with the protagonists.
Bravo to the writing, acting & other teams in the making of this drama. Let's see more quality releases like this on British TV.