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Very clever writing and superb acting gets you rooting for the most unlikeable character by the end. A smirk has rarely been so annoying! Tracy Ilfeachor is absolutely mesmerising as the solicitor. Loved it!

The acting in this drama is exceptional throughout from every member of the cast. Once I dropped in I had to see it to it's conclusion. The ending I would like explained but to date I can no one that has tried.

Privileged teenager Talitha improbably finds herself on trial for murder when a fellow student disappears.

The setup was odd and didn't introduce us properly to the missing girl. Instead we had a dislikeable protagonist, a dislikeable father and a stroppy detective.

I didn't find the characters or their behaviour convincing, the dialogue of the duty solicitor, the DI and Talitha was clunky and unbelievable and the crooked property developer father is a tired trope now.

Production values were decent and the direction mostly ok, a nice soundtrack, but a few curiously photographed scenes were distracting. Plot was very creaky.

It seems to be posing the question does money and privilege buy you better outcomes in our judicial system? But we don't need a five hour drama to know the answer to that one. Disappointing all round for me.

Very well made and superbly acted. Held my attention from start to finish. OK the story sometimes seemed a bit too complex and lacking credibility but I was easily able to suspend disbelief. All the lead characters were on top form, and the flash backs were handled well. I felt that five episodes was just about right.

Recommended viewing.

Thoroughly enjoyed this exciting series. Outstanding cast and great storyline filmed in and around Bristol - which is a nice change.

The ending is somewhat of a surprise and open to interpretation but there's nothing wrong with that. Well worth watching and on a par with series such as Broadchurch and Liar imo.