A Mother's Son

This had the potential to be great. But it stopped long before it should have. It was like cutting it off half way through. Very disappointing and ruined what could easily have been an 8*

Would have changed one thing... at the end... Mom says; "I think you did a bad thing and you know you must be punished." Would have been more appropriate to say, 'and you know you need to take responsibility'. Also included I think should have been, 'you can't be a bad person, or you wouldn't be feeling sorry... that says you did a bad thing, but you are not inherently bad.' Heartwrenching show. Well played. Hard to know how it would play in real life. Really, really, hard, and heartwrenching. Acting was all very good. The way the story developed was very realistic and provided just enough suspense and doubt. I can imagine every parent would dread such a thing ever happening to them, and pray that it never does.

Wow! What an impactful drama. The premise and the performances were powerful. You can't help but ask yourself the same questions. I give this 2 part series (and I think they chose the perfect length for it, rather than drag it out) an 8 (arresting) out of 10. {Crime Drama}

Brilliant writing with lots of twists and turns and great acting too. On reflection, there is a wonder as to whether there was any need to show the police scenes at all. We don't see a lot of Nicola Walker. With her not doing any scenes with the main characters. It left me wondering whether this was a reduced version of something much longer or her scenes were added to fill the time in. As it is, it is kept tight, you care for the characters and up to the last few minutes, you are left wondering if the story will twist yet again.

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.