British social worker Miriam Grayson's busy caseload includes 9-year old Kiri Akindele, a black girl who is due to be adopted by a white couple, Alice and Jim Warner. With the Warners' permission, ...
Tobi tracks down Nate, who denies killing Kiri, saying that he lost her but he is nonetheless arrested. Meanwhile Alice and Jim, making several television appearances, are shocked when DI Mercer ...
As Miriam becomes aware her drinking could affect her future, DI Mercer tells the Warners that CCTV footage reveals Nate and Kiri were separated before her death, putting his guilt in doubt. Si ...
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Title: Kiri (2018)
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| Sarah Lancashire | ... | Miriam Grayson 4 episodes, 2018 | |
| Lia Williams | ... | Alice Warner 4 episodes, 2018 | |
| Lucian Msamati | ... | Tobi Akindele 4 episodes, 2018 | |
| Wunmi Mosaku | ... | DI Vanessa Mercer 4 episodes, 2018 | |
| Steven Mackintosh | ... | Jim Warner 4 episodes, 2018 | |
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Finn Bennett | ... | Si Warner 4 episodes, 2018 |
| Paapa Essiedu | ... | Nate Akindele 4 episodes, 2018 | |
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Felicia Mukasa | ... | Kiri Akindele 4 episodes, 2018 |
| Andi Osho | ... | Rochelle Akindele 4 episodes, 2018 | |
| Claire Rushbrook | ... | Julie 3 episodes, 2018 | |
| Sue Johnston | ... | Celia Grayson 2 episodes, 2018 | |
| Devonte Edwards | ... | Anthon 2 episodes, 2018 | |
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Scarlett Brookes | ... | Gabby 2 episodes, 2018 |
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John Humphrys | ... | Himself 2 episodes, 2018 |
| Nathaniel Martello-White | ... | Ade 2 episodes, 2018 | |
| Brendan Patricks | ... | Paul 2 episodes, 2018 | |
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Gary Shelford | ... | Phil 2 episodes, 2018 |
| Michael Shelford | ... | DC Doug Thompson 2 episodes, 2018 | |
| Jonathan Slinger | ... | James 2 episodes, 2018 | |
| Cara Theobold | ... | Lucy 2 episodes, 2018 | |
A drama dealing with the abduction and murder of a young black girl, soon to be adopted by her white foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety which follow.
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Kiri tells the taught story of the murder of a girl in foster care. In addition to a mystery - who did it the deed? - there is also a persistent theme about the inhumanity of modern insitutions, and how a culture of accountability leads to a focus on competence in the narrowest of senses, a determination to keep control of the narrative, and a fundamental lack of empathy for those who are nominally served. It feels horrific and believable, but it's also one of those stories that would be overwhelmingly powerful if true. After all, even Harry Potter had to deal with Dolores Umbridge; the fact that a certain type of monster is a well-estanblished trope is not necessarily an acccurate reflection of the state of the world. Judged purely as drama, it suffers from the fact that its protagonists are sympathetic only to the extent that they are victims; there's little nuance in its portrait of power. Sarah Lancashire, playing a scapegoated social worker, is as excellent as you would expect; Lia Williams is also good, albeit in a somewhat contrived role. It's far from a bad series - but it's too schematic to have the full emotional impact to which it aspires.