What Remains

I was hooked all the way through. Binge watched the whole series. Very clever plot and well acted I've never watched a whodunnit with so many twists and turns.

Somehow missed this first time around but have recently watched on catch-up. Truly excellent acting and gripping story. An absolute delight to watch. This shows what the BBC could do when it had a well funded drama budget. Please watch as I guarantee very few can watch this and not be impressed and frightened. Psycho definitely comes to mind.

I agree with a few other reviewers about the especially-twisting last segment. Stressful, laid it on a bit thick, but that did not diminish my enjoyment of the show. My strongest reaction to that was, we humans sure can miss a lesson (I think I can write this without being a spoiler): the new mix of tenants toward the end actually does what the first mix was so bummed about - not looking out for their neighbors.

I liked the acting, the characterization, the story. I happen to be reading about observation skills the last few weeks... working on perception bias (is what you first thought really a clear read on the situation), and this show ended up being a great lesson on that! Almost every scenario is at least a bit different than you would think on the outside. So, bravo on that.

I recommend a viewing for those who like the twisty mystery without excessive violence or ugliness!

DCI Len Harper, is due to retire, his last case, the death of Melissa Young, who has laid dead for two years in the too flat in a curious house.

I would suggest it feels very Ruth Rendell, this could easily have been one of her books. It's quite a bleak story, with an incredibly dark conclusion.

Not a House in would want to live in, all the residents are liars and monsters. Literally each room contains a cheat, liar or bully.

David Threlfall is terrific throughout, very strong performances from Russell Tovey, Indira Varma and David Bamber.

It deals with love, loathing, domestic abuse, and many other human ills.

A true house of horrors, it's very, very good, 9/10.

This show was actually really good! I've spent so much time scrolling through Britbox looking for something to pull me in, and this one did the trick. I watched all but the thrilling conclusion in one day (it was cold out!) So many twists and turns. So creepy. Direction and photography excellently crafted. Set design really sets a mood and wardrobe was good. Acting always top notch in Brit shows. One of the prettiest girls in the world in starring role. Moments of suspense last just the right amount of time. Touches on many subjects of forms of abuse, dying alone, teenagers experimenting with being terrible people, loneliness, desperation.

The only problem I had was the treatment of obesity. Do adults really act like such children mocking fat people to their face? Maybe it's because I'm American and half the people here are fat, but we don't usually puff out our cheeks and call someone "Fatty" and say things like "She's a big girl, you could hardly have missed her." Bit of an outsized (har har) focus on the victim's weight.

All in all this show ranks high on my list of favorite brit mysteries, and I've watched a LOT.