Most murder mysteries begin around the time of the murder then follow the police as the question witnesses and examine clues and end when the culprit is exposed and arrested; the few that don't follow the trial and the truth will be exposed in court
this is not like either of those though. This one hour story takes the form of a succession of people talking directly to the camera; suspects, police, witnesses a barrister, a pathologist and the victim's mother. They each tell us part of the story; what they think happened or what they want us to think happened. We see neither the investigation nor the trial.
The case involves the murder of Erin, a twenty seven year old woman who was battered to death with an Amaretto bottle. At first the only suspect is Stefan, an ex-squaddie who was arrested while driving off in her car in a drunken state; later it becomes apparent that the victim had a fight with Coleen, her sister in the pub earlier so she becomes suspect number two. Both Stefan and Coleen tell us their stories; each is plausible just about. D.I. Sheehy gives his views of them and suggests what he things might have happened and when the trial begins Coleen's Barrister, Heskett Jupp, tells us what his strategy will be. As the story draws to an end one of the suspects will go to gaol and then we will finally see what happened on 'Day 0'; the day that Erin was killed.
When I sat down to watch this I wasn't sure what to expect; all I knew about it was that it was directed by Birger Larsen; the director of the superlative Danish thriller 'The Killing' this couldn't be like that though as it was one hour long rather than twenty. I don't think I'd want to sit through twenty hours of people talking to camera but as a one hour show I thought it worked very well; giving the proceedings a documentary feel. The cast did a solid job and felt real; I suspect this was helped by the fact that apart from Robert Pugh they were all unknown to me. Most of the programme was filmed in fairly stark rooms but we did get the occasional outdoor view and these were filmed in a way that gave a interesting feel to the setting; the city of Nottingham looked deep orange or even red in the various night time shots. If you enjoy murder mysteries and don't mind the large amount of swearing then you'll probably enjoy this.
The case involves the murder of Erin, a twenty seven year old woman who was battered to death with an Amaretto bottle. At first the only suspect is Stefan, an ex-squaddie who was arrested while driving off in her car in a drunken state; later it becomes apparent that the victim had a fight with Coleen, her sister in the pub earlier so she becomes suspect number two. Both Stefan and Coleen tell us their stories; each is plausible just about. D.I. Sheehy gives his views of them and suggests what he things might have happened and when the trial begins Coleen's Barrister, Heskett Jupp, tells us what his strategy will be. As the story draws to an end one of the suspects will go to gaol and then we will finally see what happened on 'Day 0'; the day that Erin was killed.
When I sat down to watch this I wasn't sure what to expect; all I knew about it was that it was directed by Birger Larsen; the director of the superlative Danish thriller 'The Killing' this couldn't be like that though as it was one hour long rather than twenty. I don't think I'd want to sit through twenty hours of people talking to camera but as a one hour show I thought it worked very well; giving the proceedings a documentary feel. The cast did a solid job and felt real; I suspect this was helped by the fact that apart from Robert Pugh they were all unknown to me. Most of the programme was filmed in fairly stark rooms but we did get the occasional outdoor view and these were filmed in a way that gave a interesting feel to the setting; the city of Nottingham looked deep orange or even red in the various night time shots. If you enjoy murder mysteries and don't mind the large amount of swearing then you'll probably enjoy this.