Code of Silence

I'd seen the interviews on UK TV and the idea of the show sounded great. I'd seen the actress recently in an episode of Doctor Who and she impressed me. But the writers where lazy and used the premise of the show to put the main lead in dangerous and reckless positions BECAUSE the main lead refused to take the advice of the police. Its that irritating trope in horror movies of advice being given "don't go into the forest", or "don't go into the basement....." and then everything goes wrong. All of these unrealistic plot requirements, written so that the story happens and becomes a "thriller". Frustrating as the acting was good.

I binged it too.... it did slide a little but not enough to worry me, and I did rely on subtitles occasionally and a couple of rewinds. I'd watch a second season though.

It gave a little insight in the deaf world, and if I ever came across a deaf person I would be a little more understanding of how they can be ignored.

It was engaging enough to me, and made sense with no real plot holes.... A nice experience overall. Good acting, location and film-work...it all flowed nicely.

A solid 7

I binged it too.... it did slide a little but not enough to worry me, and I did rely on subtitles occasionally and a couple of rewinds. I'd watch a second season though.

It gave a little insight in the deaf world, and if I ever came across a deaf person I would be a little more understanding of how they can be ignored.

It was engaging enough to me, and made sense with no real plot holes.... A nice experience overall. Good acting, location and film-work...it all flowed nicely.

A solid 7.

Code of Silence is a Masterclass - in how to squander a brilliant premise. What began as genuinely compelling television deteriorated so rapidly that I had to ABANDON it midway through the season - something I rarely do as a completionist.

The show started with real promise. Rose Ayling-Ellis delivered a committed performance as Alison, a deaf lip-reader assisting police surveillance. The concept felt fresh, and the deaf representation was handled with authenticity and care. For two episodes, this looked like quality television.

Then the script completely collapsed. The writers seemed trapped between maintaining Alison as the central character while manufacturing artificial drama through increasingly poor decision-making. Instead of smart procedural work, we got protagonist-driven plot conveniences that destroyed any sense of realism.

The romantic subplot with one of the suspects represents everything wrong with modern television writing - lazy, predictable, and insulting to viewers' intelligence. The crime thriller elements became afterthoughts as the show devolved into generic romantic drama garbage.

The scriptwriters clearly had no idea how to sustain their initial concept beyond a few episodes. What could have been a tight, focused series - and with a great upshot about deaf representation in crime investigation became an exercise in how NOT to write television.

A complete waste of talent and potential.

I absolutely loved code of silence. Brilliant acting and I hope there will be more episodes to come PLEASE. The suspense to throughout all six episodes never wavered. I loved the connection between Alison and Liam. Considering Liam was a "bad boy" he really looked out for and protected Alison and her mam. Great acting from Alison's mam too. And having three deaf people in the series proves acting is for everyone. Well done to all actors and all that were involved in the making of this brilliant series. But you can't just leave it at that, I do hope there are more series to come as this can go a long way.

Code of silence.

ITV can be hit or miss with its dramas but this one's a hit.

We really enjoyed Code of Silence as it was a bit different for mainstream TV. The story is good enough to justify the show and even though it has more than its fair share of 'aye right' moments it doesn't detract from the overall enjoyment. The show is very well paced and there's no fillers like there are on Netflix.

Rose Ayling-Ellis holds the whole thing together brilliantly. She was absolutely convincing in her role as Alison. She's very likeable even though her character never does a thing she's told. Keiron Moore is also very convincing as Liam. All the main cast are good like Charlotte Ritchie and Andrew Buchan and all are convincing with only the odd one letting the side down. Most of the eff bombs are unnecessary and feel unnatural in places. We don't need them and British TV should not be influenced by the vulgarity plaguing US TV.

We watched on ITVX with the subtitles on even though neither of us are deaf or hard of hearing.

I hope there's a second series of this because we liked it.