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A woman falls for an architect and gets an eerie premonition about his house, when she finds out that another woman died there.A woman falls for an architect and gets an eerie premonition about his house, when she finds out that another woman died there.A woman falls for an architect and gets an eerie premonition about his house, when she finds out that another woman died there.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 nominations total
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And really only did because 8 couldn't find anything I really wanted to watch. So glad I did, dark and very clever, it had me on the edge of my seat. Great acting and an interesting plot, a little away fro the norm with its complexity, it needed concentrating on, rather than half watching. Definitely worth a watch.
Series that cares more abut how beautifully filmed than if there's a good story or a cohesive one. It had great potential. A creepy, mysterious house as well as the architect and all the back story. Started out muddled and disjointed. Give us some more back story( since the women look so identical before showing each's separate story lines back and forth, also way too many red herrings and irrelevant stuff. I knew there wasn't much of a story when this went on for episodes. It's not a bad serie just not a well thought out one with a good linear story. Wasn't really a thriller in the end. Just a Series masquerading as one...
Adapted by JP Delaney from his novel this is a stylish production, well directed with lovely photography and an intelligent score. Cast were OK with no standouts apart from a couple of really lame cops.
The tone of the whole show was cold and detached and will have put many viewers off. It's written as a slow burner in which the relationship between the characters slowly becomes clear, but it needed more zip.
It's not awful or brilliant and I saw it through to the end - but for me ultimately it was just too s-l-o-w moving and I spotted the twist ending some way off. Would have been better adapted as a film over a couple of hours. An average drama at best.
The tone of the whole show was cold and detached and will have put many viewers off. It's written as a slow burner in which the relationship between the characters slowly becomes clear, but it needed more zip.
It's not awful or brilliant and I saw it through to the end - but for me ultimately it was just too s-l-o-w moving and I spotted the twist ending some way off. Would have been better adapted as a film over a couple of hours. An average drama at best.
Caught on BBC iplayer over Christmas.
Everything after entering the house was (mostly) plausible, but it was based on the condition that those agreeing to the tenancy had to completely give up any privacy they once had. For me, this would have been a deal killer after reading the first of the 200 conditions. Otherwise, this was a well scripted, shot and acted drama.
Everything after entering the house was (mostly) plausible, but it was based on the condition that those agreeing to the tenancy had to completely give up any privacy they once had. For me, this would have been a deal killer after reading the first of the 200 conditions. Otherwise, this was a well scripted, shot and acted drama.
I had it figured out, until I was totally wrong. The twist exists. The ending makes some sense which I always like. I had to go back, was told the last ep had an after credit scene that matters. The characters will annoy you, and the premise is just silly.
It is not a haunted house kind of story, the AI isn't a character, so don't run away just because of that.
The visuals are great, there is tension, its not wholly predictable. Not everything is fully answered, but it has a clean ending.
At four episodes, if you're a limited series kinda person- do it. You'll laugh bc it's stupid how stupid these people are, but boy are they pretty.
It is not a haunted house kind of story, the AI isn't a character, so don't run away just because of that.
The visuals are great, there is tension, its not wholly predictable. Not everything is fully answered, but it has a clean ending.
At four episodes, if you're a limited series kinda person- do it. You'll laugh bc it's stupid how stupid these people are, but boy are they pretty.
Did you know
- TriviaBen Hardy (Simon) and Jessica Plummer (Emma) were a couple in real life.
- GoofsThe police conclude that the burglar raped Emma after finding the video on her phone. But she tells Simon that Saul texted her the video. In that case it would have been readily apparent to investigators that Saul was the source of the video.
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- 46m
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