This three part ITV thriller series starts off with a very strong opening episode and is headlined by two superb performances by the always excellent John Simm and rising star Rosie Cavaliero.
Detective Marcus Farrow(Simm)finds his wife and youngest son murdered in his old home and is instantly blamed for it after s series of rows with wife Abi(Heather Peace)and also because he found her dying so his DNA is on her but after being arrested Farrow escapes after the police car escorting him and another man crashes.He now tries to find out who killed his wife and son whilst also trying to piece together another murder he was working on leading up to his family's murder and it could all lead to Topher Lomax who threatened his family beforehand and could hold the key to both crimes. Whilst this happens Farrow is being hunted by the police headed by scruffy but determined Detective Susan Reinhart(Cavaliero)who doesn't really care about Farrow just about catching him,can Marcus solve both murders,find his family's murderer and escape the police.
A tension filled opening episode with Simm giving arguably his finest performance yet as a tough copper suddenly abandoned by all those he thought he could trust and though he does remind of Harrison Ford's Richard Kimble in The Fugitive his struggle will keep you gripped throughout and his constant brushes with the law will have you biting your nails. Cavaliero I first seen in The Enfield Haunting as a kind and timid mother but here she is a no nonsense copper who doesn't care if Farrow is innocent or not,she is a messy and scruffy person who's house is a tip and she keeps bothering her ex,its like two stories in one and Rosie is supreme and gives Simm a run for his money. The rest of the cast is excellent with Craig Parkinson as Marcus best mate Sean the standout but is he to be trusted but Adrien Edmondson is a tad wasted.
A great start to this three parter headlined by two supreme performances,very emotional scenes and some top twists and turns Fugitive style and more exiting than a lot of Hollywood films.
The good news is the next two are even better.
Detective Marcus Farrow(Simm)finds his wife and youngest son murdered in his old home and is instantly blamed for it after s series of rows with wife Abi(Heather Peace)and also because he found her dying so his DNA is on her but after being arrested Farrow escapes after the police car escorting him and another man crashes.He now tries to find out who killed his wife and son whilst also trying to piece together another murder he was working on leading up to his family's murder and it could all lead to Topher Lomax who threatened his family beforehand and could hold the key to both crimes. Whilst this happens Farrow is being hunted by the police headed by scruffy but determined Detective Susan Reinhart(Cavaliero)who doesn't really care about Farrow just about catching him,can Marcus solve both murders,find his family's murderer and escape the police.
A tension filled opening episode with Simm giving arguably his finest performance yet as a tough copper suddenly abandoned by all those he thought he could trust and though he does remind of Harrison Ford's Richard Kimble in The Fugitive his struggle will keep you gripped throughout and his constant brushes with the law will have you biting your nails. Cavaliero I first seen in The Enfield Haunting as a kind and timid mother but here she is a no nonsense copper who doesn't care if Farrow is innocent or not,she is a messy and scruffy person who's house is a tip and she keeps bothering her ex,its like two stories in one and Rosie is supreme and gives Simm a run for his money. The rest of the cast is excellent with Craig Parkinson as Marcus best mate Sean the standout but is he to be trusted but Adrien Edmondson is a tad wasted.
A great start to this three parter headlined by two supreme performances,very emotional scenes and some top twists and turns Fugitive style and more exiting than a lot of Hollywood films.
The good news is the next two are even better.
