Three Girls
Extraordinarily good from start to finish.
Compelling viewing on an appalling case and highlighting the severe disparity between what should constitute child support and what sometimes actually and sadly does.
Maxine Peake and particularly Paul Kaye were excellent, but Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz and Liv Hill were simply outstanding.
A friend of mine has a friend who actually sat on the jury of the case and said the depiction was both accurate and superbly done.
If I had one criticism, I'd say the final episode, like many dramas, was a bit rushed and tried to tie too much up in too short a space of time.
It really needed a 4th part, so that the depth of the trial and the aftermath could be comprehended better. The first two episodes had a pace that kept you gripped. The last episode, like I say, needed to be longer. The same as The Missing needed an extra hour, as well.
All in all, the BBC still know how to make a fact based drama like no-one else.
Extraordinarily good from start to finish.
Compelling viewing on an appalling case and highlighting the severe disparity between what should constitute child support and what sometimes actually and sadly does.
Maxine Peake and particularly Paul Kaye were excellent, but Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz and Liv Hill were simply outstanding.
A friend of mine has a friend who actually sat on the jury of the case and said the depiction was both accurate and superbly done.
If I had one criticism, I'd say the final episode, like many dramas, was a bit rushed and tried to tie too much up in too short a space of time.
It really needed a 4th part, so that the depth of the trial and the aftermath could be comprehended better. The first two episodes had a pace that kept you gripped. The last episode, like I say, needed to be longer. The same as The Missing needed an extra hour, as well.
All in all, the BBC still know how to make a fact based drama like no-one else.