I enjoyed the first 'Above Suspicion,' and in terms of acting, characters, production etc, this second instalment is a definite improvement, way more professional. My only gripe with this, is that the story itself has definitely been done, by Lynda La Plante herself, an episode of Trial and Retribution, and it's also very similar to the plot in one of Val McDermid's novels.
I did like the story, the concept of someone committing the same crimes as a historical serial killer that was never caught was clever. As I've mentioned already, there were definitely elements in this story that I've seen before.
Anna Travis's quirkiness was slightly toned down from the first story, it actually made her character more interesting. The dynamic between her character and Langton was a little unusual, the kiss seemed a bit strange.
As always, the guts and gore was a little too much, and some aspects of it were a little bit too much, did they need to be so graphic with some of the descriptions?
Very well acted, I thought Simon Williams, Holliday Grainger and the wonderful Sylvia Syms are all particularly good.
I've knocked it a fair bit, but overall I really enjoyed it.
8/10
I did like the story, the concept of someone committing the same crimes as a historical serial killer that was never caught was clever. As I've mentioned already, there were definitely elements in this story that I've seen before.
Anna Travis's quirkiness was slightly toned down from the first story, it actually made her character more interesting. The dynamic between her character and Langton was a little unusual, the kiss seemed a bit strange.
As always, the guts and gore was a little too much, and some aspects of it were a little bit too much, did they need to be so graphic with some of the descriptions?
Very well acted, I thought Simon Williams, Holliday Grainger and the wonderful Sylvia Syms are all particularly good.
I've knocked it a fair bit, but overall I really enjoyed it.
8/10