A Mother's Son

Some rather pessimistic reviews on here. I thought it was pretty good and with a cast like Nicola Walker, Hermione Norris, Paul McGann et al you can't go far wrong imo.

Good plot and acting and in the same neck of the woods as Liar for intrigue and excitement.

Certainly worth your time.

Great to have a sparse, lean and pacy drama that only runs for 2 hours. No padding, no stupid red herrings, no plot lines full of holes. Excellent characters and acting. Hermione in particular. She wasn't bothered about how she looked, wild hair, no make up, very real. The best thing she has done. Doc Martin wasn't bad either! Really enjoyed it. So much better than the recent Blood series.

It showed great promise in the first episode and I had already figured out who did it, great that it was filmed in our favourite place - Southwold. Unfortunately, could not believe the mother would not go to the police with the evidence - she was in denial to the point of destroying the relationship with her current partner. Very annoying plot.

What a horrible ser of parents! The primary characters are divorced and easy to see why. Two of the most dysfunctional, horrible human beings ever! It's no wonder the kids are such a mess. So disrespectful and haven't a clue about basic human behavior. The parents along with the kid should spend the rest of their life in prison.

A Mother's Son is a very good two part drama series. It deals with the murder of a young girl, the prime suspect, a young man, who's mother had her doubts.

The premise is a very good one, you have the doubts of mother Rosie, and you have the conflict of the two aspects of the family.

It's a good, solid mystery, it doesn't really have the twists or any suspense, it relies more on doubt, and the conflict that's arisen in the family.

I'm not sure if anyone else did, but I got a Broadchurch vibe, particularly in the early stages, the small gripe I had was the involvement of the Police, they were there one minute.....

Very well acted, Clunes, Norris and McGann are all great. Young Alexander Arnold is terrific as Jamie.

Well worth a watch, 8/10.