This ITV crime drama, based on a story from Ann Cleeves, of Shetland and Vera fame, is centred on DI Matthew Venn. He has recently returned to his home town in North Devon following the death of his father. He had previously been made unwelcome by his family because their strict religion couldn't accommodate the fact that he was gay. The first case of the series involves the discovery of a body on the beach; it soon emerges that some years previously he had killed a young girl while drunk driving and had, on one occasion, attended the church the Venn family attend. Later a girl disappears; she also attends the church and is linked to the murdered man.
Having enjoyed Shetland and Vera I was keen to watch this too; it is too early to say how it will ultimately compare but I do feel this got off to a bit off a slow start... perhaps because it is one case over four episodes rather than single episode stories. This meant much time was spent introducing key characters rather than the case. The case itself was intriguing enough; various suspects and motives were hinted at early on and as one would expect there is lots of lovely Devonian scenery. The cast, which includes many familiar faces, does a solid enough job even if the accents are a bit wobbly. Overall a fairly typical ITV crime drama; not a must see but a decent enough if you are a fan of the genre. If there are further stories I'd tune in.
Having enjoyed Shetland and Vera I was keen to watch this too; it is too early to say how it will ultimately compare but I do feel this got off to a bit off a slow start... perhaps because it is one case over four episodes rather than single episode stories. This meant much time was spent introducing key characters rather than the case. The case itself was intriguing enough; various suspects and motives were hinted at early on and as one would expect there is lots of lovely Devonian scenery. The cast, which includes many familiar faces, does a solid enough job even if the accents are a bit wobbly. Overall a fairly typical ITV crime drama; not a must see but a decent enough if you are a fan of the genre. If there are further stories I'd tune in.