I have never watched a channel 5 drama and I never will again. How or why Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Penny Jones agreed to this is beyond me. The simple premise of a is it or isn't it story of a drowned child is dragged out over 4 hours and could have been told simpler and more effectively in 1 and a half. The forged CRB, the side story of gangster,forger, car wash. The garden artist business , the lack of any proper police procedure. The brother barrister who can manipulate DNA tests in a phone call. The Family gatherings that include the ex and his new wife and the fact that the Dad did not visit his son for over 2 days when he reappeared after 10 years. The massive house that she lives in but can't find £500 from her bank account. It was the most ridiculous piece of drama and writing I have seen. I have seen some tripe in my time but this takes the biscuit I would say avoid at all costs but during lockdown we are really at the bottom of a very deep barrel.
Review of The Drowning
