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... Paula Malcomson is an extremely-prolific well-known film-TV-actor from Belfast, Ireland... she makes this entire series start-to-finish hers-to-happen & she's wonderful in it... entire cast is very-good

... just don't know about the starting storyline premise that she had readily let her daughter run-off & that after extensive searches is never able to find her... she goes on to have an outstanding thirty-year-career achieving rank of Detective Chief Inspector in Liverpool... then permanently gives it all up to move to Dublin accepting a considerably reduced rank of Detective Inspector

... anyway, it's a series well-worth-watching, whose status is that of "returning-series"... so maybe some plot-adjustments get addressed in upcoming season(s)

Merseyside Detective Colette Cunningham receives a phone call explaining that her estranged daughter Stacey has died, Colette heads to Dublin to look into her death, and take care of her grandchildren.

I watched episode one and couldn't get into it, I think it's fair to say that Redemption is something of a slow burner, if you struggle with episode one, my advice is power through, the rest is very rewarding. Colette investigates a series of crimes, but she's there for one reason only.

Episode four was the real turning point for me, it really sprang into life at that point.

There is a complexity to the storyline which makes it very engaging, Colette is discovering a whole new world, and has to adapt to dealing with two grieving, but very different children, Paula Malcomson is excellent from start to finish.

Colette's relationships with her boss, colleagues and grandchildren are all so engaging, she's a great central character.

The acting throughout is first rate, aside from the excellent Malcomson, the performances are quality, Siobhan McSweeney, More Dunford and Thaddea Graham are all spot on.

I'd love there to be another investigation for Colette, there's more mileage here. Hopefully a second series will follow.

8/10.

I've noticed that shows with a female lead gets lots of 1/10 - the character wasn't realistic, or the acting was bad, or no one would behave like this. I wonder if the people leaving those reviews has ever met an actual woman?

This was a really enjoyable series. The police procedure was dodgy af, had me yelling at the tv, but other than that minor issue, really well created characters, great story and a good ending (always important to get the payoff after 6 hours of time invested!).

At the beginning of the first episode, Detective Collette, who is reportedly highly experienced, knowledgeable, efficient as a detective, is in charge of a raid looking for a wanted suspect. The suspect is confronted, runs, is caught after a struggle. As the officers are holding him, he continues struggling. It apparently never occurs to any of the officers, of any rank, to handcuff him. Instead they scold him and advise him of his "right to remain silent"; which is NOT required to be given immediately upon arrest. The suspect continues struggling, breaks away and runs again.

The efficient, professional detective finds a bag of drugs and and money in her deceased daughter's bedroom. There is no apparent good reason for her to hang on to this bag of loot, yet at the risk of her job, her safety, her life, she doesn't immediately call the police station to report it and have them pick up the bag.

C'mon; I know it's a TV show, but please, a little more realism, especially consistent with the quality of officer they're trying to convey here.

Amazing little series. Really hope we get another.

The acting is brilliant, and it's great to see a story written around a woman in her fifties.

The casting is inspired, everyone.is 100% believable, and the whole thing is surprisingly moving.

I loved this show.

An excellent show with a good plot, great characters and outstanding acting. The show had a few good twists and turns. I would love to see a second season to allow some of the character relationships to develop further.

Redemption traces the experiences of Detective Inspector Collette Cunningham (Paula Malcolmson), a successful Liverpool Serious Crime Squad senior detective called back to her native Dublin by the Irish Garda (Police) due to the untimely death of her daughter Stacey (Rachel O'Byrne) from whom she'd been estranged for over 35 years. Collette is named as guardian of two unknown grandchildren, 16 year old Cara (Abby Fitz) and 14 year old Liam (Evan O'Connor), who have an absent father Eoin (Moe Dunford). To care for her grandkids and to more fully investigate the suspicious circumstances of her daughter's death, Collette swings a 6 month transfer as a junior DI with the Dublin Garda.

What emerges is a thoroughly gripping drama with a taut and intense story line over 6 episodes as Collette begins to unravel what really happened to her daughter against the backdrop of Dublin's organized crime syndicates whilst trying to develop a relationship with grieving teenagers with complex lives and zero history with their grandma. The show features excellent Irish acting talent and provides a view into modern Irish policing which makes for some fascinating and distinct cultural and procedural/legal differences from the far more common UK police dramas. Collette's quirky partner Siobhan (Thadea Graham), down to earth colleague Patrick (Keith McEarlean) and acerbic boss Jane (famous Irish actress Siobhan McSweeney) are magnificently cast. Of particular note were the fantastic and intense performances of the two young stars, 21 year old Fitz and only 15 year old O'Connor, both novice actors with prior experience only in more minor roles.

I'm surprised at some of the negative reviews as this series was a great showcase of Irish acting talent which meant this was not just a regional variation of a British cop show.

Things haven't been the same in crime drama until now. Redemption has renewed my faith in the industry and topped it off with a tear.

Paula Malcomson has the qualities to pull off the female detective role and would love to see more of her in future crime dramas.

We'll worth my time.

Paula Malcomson does a good job and it's good to see her again, but the writing keeps portraying her as a really stupid person who is *terrible* at communicating and has very poor judgement.

What happened to suspension of disbelief? When "the message" overides the narrative and acting talent etc. What is the point? That we have to be more open minded? Who are these people to judge the viewers? Why feed us this constant message of exclusivity vis avis LGBT, colour and race and gender?

I have nothing to say about the plot of this show as I am fed up of it all. Always a "mindblowing strong woman" and "stupid weak or mean: men.

There are ways to show this to the audience and educate them without being condescending. Yes it is fiction but it's not Fantasy is it? All shows now seem to have an agenda of some political or moral social code they need to educate us deplorables.

This is the equivalent of force feeding a child that does not want to eat his food. What a great way to make sure the kid develops an eating disorder or learnes to hate some foods?

Just tell us the story in a believable way. Not every story needs to have gay men or women in it. Not every story needs to have a strong woman and weak immature pitiful men in it.

I watched the first episode of season one, and I rate Paula Malcomson's performance as up there with Sarah Lancashire of the BBC's "Happy Valley", another wonderful crime/drama featuring a strong female lead. I look forward to seeing the rest of the series!

This is another forgettable cop show. I've started rating them here just so I know which ones I've already seen. As many reviewers have pointed out, the big flaw is that this experienced police detective couldn't find her daughter who lived not very far away for decades. And that someone who was estranged from her own daughter for 20 years is all of a sudden so devoted to her grandkids. Silly. The rest is like so many of these merely ok cop shows these streaming services churn out. Definitely not a 10 like some of these questionable reviews. Also not a 1. Some effort but nothing special. A solid 6.8 but I won't remember it in a few days.

Really good tv crime drama. Excellent acting from the main character & the children & supporting cast. I loved the collaboration with Liverpool and Dublin. Great storyline, not your normal run of the mill. Well worth watching. Each character played an integral part.

The final episode was everything you want in a final episode and more. It kept the suspense and emotional storyline right up until the end. Really hope there is a series 2, showing Colette working in Dublin and solving crime there and maybe a follow up on bringing the O'Donalds to justice, but still keeping additional story lines with her grandchildren.

Enjoyed this series but it's not in the league as Happy Vally or Vera. Paula Malcomson was excellent in this, wouldn't have worked without her as the lead detective as she has a real onscreen presence, she's so naturally beautiful, sweet but tough. She plays the role of a successful detective who is also a mother estranged from her daughter who has just met her teen grandkids for the first time. Getting to know them while solving crimes and looking into the death of her daughter. Interesting story line, particularly with showing the reality of motherhood and how imperfect mums can be. Some of the supporting cast were very good such as the two teen actors that played collettes grandkids however the actors that played her workmates had weaker roles or maybe it was just weak scripts? In particular the actress who played her Boss, what a very boring actress and the two lead detectives that worked in the drug dept. Those 3 actors had zero spark. The two actors that played her main colleagues - the young girl and the bloke she drank with had bit more charisma. I think the script / storyline built up well but sort of fizzled out. Although the ending came together nicely- bit soppy. I watched this on Britbox. The UK has so many good crime dramas.

A mother who hasn't seen or heard from her daughter in 20 years, and has also changed her name, suddenly gets a call alerting her to the news of her death How did the police trace the mother, and her mobile number? Did I miss something here? The daughter's children don't know their grandmother, so I'm baffled as to how they tracked her down. I lost any interest right there. Following that she moves to Ireland to concentrate on her grandchildren, one who is of course very stroppy, and takes a lower ranked job with the new force in Dublin to be with them. It may develop into a good watch, but not for me.

This is a fantastic series on all levels. The characters are so rich and vibrant, with a complexity that draws you in. The visuals are absolutely gorgeous, and this is stunningly directed. But really what brings it all together is the story itself, which is told in an unfolding series of singular events that are coming together into a conclusion that pulls all the characters we care about (and don't!) into a collision that will ultimately reveal the tragedy which brought Collette home to Dublin. Highly recommended.