The lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom and a homicide detective are disturbed by a terrible event from the past.The lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom and a homicide detective are disturbed by a terrible event from the past.The lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom and a homicide detective are disturbed by a terrible event from the past.
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After finishing this mini-series and reading many of the reviews, I'm convinced most were written by 14-year old boys with the attention span of sparrows. This is as well written, acted, directed, and produced as anything available to stream. Just stay with it, and you'll not be disappointed.
I've read a few reviews on here. Read them whilst watching. It nearly put me off finishing this especially as in the earlier episodes it did lag slightly. As you get further on towards the end it does get your attention and you do keep watching because you simply have to know what's happened. When you find out what's happened you'll be surprised. Certainly never guessed any of that ending at all.
Good strong cast. Good strong performances. You do invest yourself in James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish in particular.
The two 'killing eve' types are certainly frightening to watch if not very clever.
Worth a binge if you like mystery who done it.
Good strong cast. Good strong performances. You do invest yourself in James Nesbitt and Sarah Parish in particular.
The two 'killing eve' types are certainly frightening to watch if not very clever.
Worth a binge if you like mystery who done it.
If you wanted to start a new life with a new identity you wouldn't stay in the same area that you had run away from seventeen years earlier...everyone from her past are in spitting distance even her daughter went to the same nightclub...that was the biggest scene up with the start of the story... after that it was all too unbelievable.
I'm not sure if this is a serious drama or a black comedy.
On the up side the production values are quite high.
On the downside, the plot is ridiculous. Coincidence piles on coincidence and there are clichés all over the shop A missing man is spotted in a glimpsed dark photo?
Everyone seems connected to the same events or locations The main character who has fled her past just seems to be round the corner from her old haunts.
The dancing psychos seem out of a different movie.
James Nesbitt's policeman is always watchable but is surely playing this for laughs albeit with a straight face .
His dialogue with his partner and ex wife is actually a high spot, whereas the aging copper who hates tech and his overkeen boss are just too predictable.
To round out the clichés there is a sleazy club with a manageress who has a heart of gold .
Richard armitage is a burned out down on his luck photographer.
Oh and Eddie Izzard plays a kindly uncle / junkie lawyer operating out of a pet shop. But without the humour or flair of a Saul Goodman.
The Americanisms (pro bono lawyers, huge basements, 17 year olds driving about by themselves) come thick and fast..did noone from the UK adapt the script?
Regardless... The relatively high production values and the strong cast make this watchable (just about).
It's alright, but it's not great by any standards.
On the up side the production values are quite high.
On the downside, the plot is ridiculous. Coincidence piles on coincidence and there are clichés all over the shop A missing man is spotted in a glimpsed dark photo?
Everyone seems connected to the same events or locations The main character who has fled her past just seems to be round the corner from her old haunts.
The dancing psychos seem out of a different movie.
James Nesbitt's policeman is always watchable but is surely playing this for laughs albeit with a straight face .
His dialogue with his partner and ex wife is actually a high spot, whereas the aging copper who hates tech and his overkeen boss are just too predictable.
To round out the clichés there is a sleazy club with a manageress who has a heart of gold .
Richard armitage is a burned out down on his luck photographer.
Oh and Eddie Izzard plays a kindly uncle / junkie lawyer operating out of a pet shop. But without the humour or flair of a Saul Goodman.
The Americanisms (pro bono lawyers, huge basements, 17 year olds driving about by themselves) come thick and fast..did noone from the UK adapt the script?
Regardless... The relatively high production values and the strong cast make this watchable (just about).
It's alright, but it's not great by any standards.
The draw was Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt and a UK crime drama. The premise is, do we ever really know someone? The questions are: Are we a product of our past? Can we escape the errors of our past? Great casting. Great performances. Great locations around the iconic DREAM memorial in Sutton Manor Park, Saint Helen's, UK. I give this series an 8 (great) out of 10. {Police Procedural}
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- TriviaThe big white sculpture face is called "The Dream" and is located in Saint Helens, North West England. The author is Catalan artist Jaume Plensa.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Graham Norton Show: New Year's Eve Show (2021)
- SoundtracksYou Don't Own Me
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Written by John Madara & Dave White
Performed by Nikki Williams
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- Stay Close: Bí Mật Từ Quá Khứ
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- Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK(Beach scenes)
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- Runtime47 minutes
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