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Very well made and superbly acted. Held my attention from start to finish. OK the story sometimes seemed a bit too complex and lacking credibility but I was easily able to suspend disbelief. All the lead characters were on top form, and the flash backs were handled well. I felt that five episodes was just about right.

Recommended viewing.

Thoroughly enjoyed this exciting series. Outstanding cast and great storyline filmed in and around Bristol - which is a nice change.

The ending is somewhat of a surprise and open to interpretation but there's nothing wrong with that. Well worth watching and on a par with series such as Broadchurch and Liar imo.

As other reviewers have mentioned, the acting and plot are at a high standard, making for a believable and gripping drama series. There are interesting side stories, often red herrings to the main plot - but you don't know that at the time. My only reservation is that this being a BBC drama, it wasn't too hard to guess the trajectory of the case and who the culprits might be. The Beebs 'usual suspects'. That slightly devalued the twists and turns in the plot for me.

I really enjoyed the 5 episodes of this mini series. With the glut of these series currently deluging tv this stood out from the dross.

I won't say however that it was perfect and was somewhat disappointed with the ending (don't worry, no spoilers).

Worth a watch.

Very clever writing and superb acting gets you rooting for the most unlikeable character by the end. A smirk has rarely been so annoying! Tracy Ilfeachor is absolutely mesmerising as the solicitor. Loved it!