The House Across the Street

One of those dramas one watches to see if it gets any better.

I stuck with it up until the end mainly for that reason. I have not got a clue what was behind the main character's obsession or why she did what she did at the end.

Let alone why she put those underpants on (I don't think that's too much of a spoiler)

With the actors in that cast I feel with a better script, one that actually tells the story, this drama series would have been received much better. This production is a waste of acting talent, a waste of money in it's making and a waste of my time watching it.

If you haven't watched it. Don't bother.

Claudia (played by Shirley Henderson) is a very strange fish. Why does she behave the way she does? Is it that breast cancer -- from which she appears to have recovered -- robbed her of control and so she feels a need to take control when a small child goes missing? And what is it with her apparently heightened sexual frustration? Where does that come from?

Being unable to take Claudia seriously, it's very hard to take this mini series seriously.

Is it entertaining? Well, I watched all four episodes, so it clearly managed to hook me. But the conclusion is rather underwhelming, so I really wouldn't recommend watching this.

Who doesn't like a nosy neighbour tale, they've been a mainstay of film and TV for a century. This new one from C5 won't disappoint fans of the genre who don't mind a bit of Harlan Coben on a winter's evening - its got more twists and turns than an alpine walking trail.

I liked it, it was well made and constructed, atmospheric, sometimes creepy and kept me guessing all the way. Shirley Henderson as protagonist Claudia has made a career playing fragile and ambiguous characters and was perfectly cast here.

Better than most C5 dramas. Minor quibbles, the score was a bit paint by numbers and some of the dialogue a bit expositional. But overall it's a sliced white loaf of melodrama with no pretensions of being an artisan rye, it does what it says on the tin. If that's what you're after sit back and enjoy the ride.

This show's biggest flaw was being on my5. Which is why it's got barely any reviews. Great performances. Shirley Henderson's performance was creepy as HELL and I could barely watch at times, but this is a testament to her performance and not a criticism. I didn't find it particularly slow. It's a bloody 4 episode miniseries, it barely has time to be slow. A solid thriller let down by being released on a small platform. This would have been smashed on netflix. It's not outstanding but it was thoroughly entertaining, and there was never a point I thought ill of anyone's acting, even the kids. Give it a watch and make up your own mind.

I think I have watched a different mini-series to the rest of these reviewers. This was great and my wife and I couldn't stop watching until the very end. Ok the main protagonist was creepy and just a little bit weird, but she made for a very entertaining piece of drama. Also, if you have a brain all will become clear in watching, and I urge you to give it a go and you will be rewarded. Really good performances throughout we highly recommend this series. Just one more thing, is that, when people suggest in movies or TV that certain events couldn't or wouldn't happen, then most of what we watch would be over in half an hour, and what would be the good in that especially in fiction. Go on take a chance you won't be disappointed.