Dead and Buried

Another one of those UK dramas that starts with a bang and completely messes the non-ending (remember that show with the flood and its dumb murder mystery?). The concept is engrossing: a grieving woman doesn't accept that her brother's killer is building a new happy life after a long time in jail.

The idea that each character is multiple shades of grey is entertaining but problems starts when your plot has just so many coincidences and stupid twists and turns. It's fun until it's not especially when your lead character is psychotic and becomes the most unlikable character of the show.

People always show up at doors at the same time, go to the same location on the same crime night or hear conversations at the perfect time. Our lead lady has a unique talent to befriend anyone despite being a weirdo from day one. It's just bad writing and there are good ideas -like the religious redemption group- that are wasted. Too many plot lines are saved for the second season which is infuriating and somehow lazy. I absolutely hated the final episode that didn't make any sense and tried to fit all the reveals in the most illogical way. I also think a proper flashback about the characters past would have helped creating an emotional link with the present story. Another waste of a good premise.

I was enjoying this and genuinely thought I'd be giving it a seven or an eight by the end, but it just went a bit too awry.

I can honestly say that I'm not too sure who did what, to whom, and when, or why.

I don't expect full closure, but I would like at least one bit to be clear.

And this is after the utter nonsense that no one would recognise they are being messed with, even if they were drunk or off their meds all the time.

I did like the story, the actors did a fab job, It's worth watching. It's just a shame it got a bit too clever with itself.

All the secondary characters were way more interesting. Which thinking about it is maybe the point.

Hmmm. I'm confused!

Another one of those series that doesn't know how to finish, and leaves you wishing you never invested time in it in the beginning. The first episode gets you hooked with an intriguing plot, good filming and score and characters.

But it just goes downhill dramatically and the last episode is a 2/10 at best. So many more intelligent ways to have concluded the series, but they went for a silly option. Not really sure how they could have messed up the end so badly give there was obviously some talent involved in the production overall. Some reviews criticise the acting but I don't fault the actors.

Ended really poorly...let down by plot holes all over the place, some really bad acting in places, unbelievable storylines and behaviour from the main characters and supporting characters and all kinds of subplots that went nowhere, fast.

It seems like it should've played out in six parts rather than four, the ending was totally ridiculous and left a lot of questions unanswered. Buildup flashbacks are all well and good but at some point we deserve the logical 'full picture' of the past. Otherwise it makes not a lot of sense...

I thought the young man played the torn up, angry teenager really well and he will go far as an actor. Just a bit wasted on this series.

I can't say I hated it, it had a good start and build which I enjoyed for a while but it all felt messy, a bit thrown together and rushed at the end.

Where do we start? It's always possible that someone could just bump into the guy who killed her brother - as you do, in a supermarket car park - and then that you get more and more obsessed with messing his life up. He's "done his time" but that's not enough for Cathy... She has to ruin the killer's life.

The story-line requires that working people just take time of of work; Cathy just disappears for an hour or two and her husband accepts it; a phone gets stolen, with no induction how. The dialogue doesn't flow, the characters are two-dimensional and uninteresting. The story gets more and more ridiculous and the demands on the poor cast become overwhelming: at times, you can read it in the actors' eyes: "How did I get involved in this?" Fortunately, there are only four episodes to endure, although I suspect they planned for six and decided to cut and run after four.