7/10
Protracted and generally predictable story elevated by a strong performance
11 June 2018
I was referred to this miniseries via IMDB links, I had not heard of the novel of the same name and did not delve into its synopsis (usually I try to avoid creations with strong court session elements and/or affair-based troubles). The beginning was promising, particularly sequent recognition of Emily Watson´s talent, but the the events and some twists began to take the turn usually created by sensitive female authors, and the follow-up of "bad stuff" in court did not impress me much either. Sometimes it seemed that even the small number of episodes (4) was excessive, and then a thought came to me that it was Mrs. Watson only whom I focused on... Other performances, incl. Ben Chaplin´s, were just pleasant, but nothing special.

Often enough, but not this time, having in mind a British series - so 7 points from me, and I might recommend it to Mrs. Watson´s admirers only.
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