I, Jack Wright

Excellent, suspenseful, many twists, edge of seat. The last episode was a disappointing cliff hangar that left me wishing I waited till next year so I could binge through a next season to finally get some answers to the many questions. The actors are very good. The writing is excellent and the production and sequencing is gripping. That's all but I need to keep writing something because there's a requirement for reviews to contain at least six hundred characters. Good thing the series didn't have that many! Give it a go if you don't mind waiting at least another year to get answers to the questions it raises.

I'm with several other viewers who are giving this effort a low rating nit because the idea of the story was bad or the production values were bad or the acting and directing or editing were bad, I giving it a low rating because it is not simply unfair to viewers but it is cruel to produce and air a first season cliffhanger without a pre-approved 2nd season deal. This happens far to frequently and the people behind the production - the studio - should not allow it if they are not going to green light a second (or 3rd ...) season. They should have aired an episode that wrapped the story up for viewers so that if another season did not arrive the story could be seen as complete. In the event of a second season, the audience could have been surprised by the "I'm guilty" announcement and the ingoing investigation. This is just a cheat and I feel that I have been duped into wasting 6 hours of my time on an unfinished "who-done-it". Nothing worse.

I feel insulted! The ending of season 1 was a slap in the face. I love a British who done it shows, and this one was pretty good! It held my attention throughout. But to leave us hanging in the last episode was really uncalled for!!! This was not even a good cliffhanger! The actors are fabulous, but the writing could have been better. Character development overall was good, pace good, and it kept me coming back week to week! But that last episode ... over the top cruel! I won't be coming back next season! 😡 I just can't believe they ending it this way! What were they thinking????? If I were the producer, I would have demanded a rewrite!

The producers did a weird and selfish ending by providing no ending. It's all a cliff hanger til season 2. Yes, many series end with a new and unresolved cliff to hang from, but this is nearly all untied. Stupid idea. The series was top notch however. Script very good and acting spot on. If only more shows could be this high quality - except for the greedily commercialized final minute.

The producers did a weird and selfish ending by providing no ending. It's all a cliff hanger til season 2. Yes, many series end with a new and unresolved cliff to hang from, but this is nearly all untied. Stupid idea. The series was top notch however. Script very good and acting spot on. If only more shows could be this high quality - except for the greedily commercialized final minute.

The producers did a weird and selfish ending by providing no ending. It's all a cliff hanger til season 2. Yes, many series end with a new and unresolved cliff to hang from, but this is nearly all untied. Stupid idea. The series was top notch however. Script very good and acting spot on. If only more shows could be this high quality - except for the greedily commercialized final minute.

From the first few minutes you can tell that this is a quality series. Besides some of the better known cast, it is apparent in the plotting. You don't realize it at first, but the talking head in the side documentary is Sally Wright, from what seems like one of those prison interviews you seeing murder docs or 60 minutes, or such. And then we see Sally before hand in life. The gist is this...Elder statesman Jack Wright is dead. Speculation of suicide turns to murder investigation, where almost everyone seems to have motive for doing so. Jack has a third wife with 2 children (fantastic Sally played by Nikki Amuka-Bird), 2 sons from first wife (excellent John Simm & Daniel Rigby), some in-laws from hell and grandchild Emily. Everyone is vying for a large chunk of his will, which, was re-written 2 weeks prior to his death. In 6 VERY fast moving episodes, just as all the momentum is building, and think we might be near a resolution, we get a To be continued banner. I'm not mad at this. The acting is all top notch. Shout out to Harry Lloyd as the DCI & his partner. This series is smart, funny, sad and I look forward to picking it up when it returns for the finale.