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One of the major qualities of a good ghost story lies in the ways directors manage to make the familiar seem unfamiliar. They draw viewers into the story and then deliberately frustrate their expectations, and hence encourage us to wonder about what will happen next.

This is certainly true of Ashley Pearce's production, which casts Michael Palin in the central role as pensioner Tom Parfitt. British television viewers are accustomed to seeing Palin as the genial host of a slew of travel programs; apart from his Monty Python involvement, his roles have been largely confined to comedies such as THE MISSIONARY (1982). In REMEMBER ME he has a very different role as someone dying to leave his house and move to a retirement home; but we are not exactly sure why, especially when he seems uncomfortable in his new surroundings of an antiseptic room with large windows. He strikes up a relationship with Hannah Ward (Jodie Comer), but we sense that there is more to Parfitt's character than meets the eye. He seems emotionally affected, but director Pearce refuses to provide the necessary clues to help us resolve our confusion. Suffice to say that the story revolves around the seaside resort of Scarborough, immortalized in the folk- song "Scarborough Fair."

Stylistically speaking, REMEMBER ME creates a mundane world of an (unspecified) city in the north of England, full of gray terraced houses, damp streets and drab colors. People go about their daily lives, with their ordinary hopes and dreams: Hannah's family hope that their daughter will find a more rewarding career than just being a care home assistant. The community is a multiracial one, trying their best to look after one another, yet ultimately perplexed as to the reasons for Parfitt's apparently eccentric behavior. Like the viewers, Roshana Salim (Mina Anwar) and her family regard him as an enigma.

The pacing of the three-part drama is kept deliberately slow, alternating memorable visual imagery (for example, water gushing down the stairs of Parfitt's home) with clever use of sonic leitmotifs (the repeated singing of "Scarborough Fair.") Viewers are not only introduced into an abnormal world, but they are kept guessing right until the final episode as to what the action "means." Like most ghost stories, the plot involves a close interaction between past and present; neither of them can be kept separate.

REMEMBER ME requires a certain degree of patience, but the resolution is definitely worth waiting for.

The BBC has a great history when it comes to Ghost stories, we've famously had Ghost Story for Christmas, Dead of Night, and more recently Requiem, trouble is there just aren't enough of them.

Remember Me is a smashing three part series that's guaranteed to make you jump. I really like the story, it's clever and engaging, at times it does perhaps feel a little cobbled together, but it's chilling enough to keep you engaged.

The acting is fantastic, Michael Palin and Mark Addy are excellent, but it's the young Jodie Comer who impresses the most, she is brilliant throughout, the future she will have!

Without any doubt though, the best thing about this series has to be the visuals, it is one of the most beautifully visual pieces of television I can think of, the settings, the camera work, it's almost artistic, credit to the whole production team, it turns what could have been a fairly average mini series into something genuinely good. Must have done wonders for the Scarborough Tourist Board.

Slow to start, but intriguing with a few scares along the way.

8/10.

It was great to see Michael Palin in the starring role of this mystery drama. It's quite creepy and scary. I think there's an MR James influence, as the imagery of the ghostly figure feels a bit like the ghostly entity in his 'Whistle And I'll Come to You' tale.

I don't want to spoil the story or go into detail, except to say it's an enjoyable watch and edge of seat viewing at times.

It's a little disappointing at the end I thought after a good start in the first and second parts, nevertheless, still worth watching if you enjoy creepy mystery stories that keep you guessing and wondering.

I particularly liked the realism of the drama, set in the north, and the interaction of the young girl and the elderly character played by Michael Palin.

Hannah Ward (Jodie Comer) works at a nursing home. She lives with her younger brother Sean and drunken mother Jan (Julia Sawalha). A social worker falls to her death along with the window and Hannah finds elderly patient Tom Parfitt (Michael Palin) cowering on the floor. He is sent away to a hospital and he leaves her his suitcase. Police detective Rob Fairholme (Mark Addy) investigates the likely accident unless the frail old man somehow pushed the dead lady. Hannah is disturbed by strange occurrences and tracks down Tom who has gone missing. She is confronted by a ghost from Tom's past.

This is a BBC TV production. It's three hour-long episodes. It's a slow moody ghost story. It has a nice moodiness. It's a little too slow. There's no need for its three hour length. A conventional hour and a half movie would work fine. It's a ghost story but it's neither scary nor tense. It's a little spooky but that's all. Certainly, I watched this for Palin. He has a minor haunted role. It's limited but it's still nice to see him anyways. A shorter theatrical movie with a better payoff would make this better. I can imagine a J-horror with more effective scares.

The photography creates the atmosphere setting for the story brilliantly. Great to see Sir Michael do a serious role which he does so well. Complimented by Jody Comer here in this TV programme in the early stages of her climb to fame.

This is a thoroughly enjoyable and atmospheric ghost story with a very Victorian feel to it, yet it takes place in the here and now. Others have described the plot, so I'll skip that part and just say each episode was fun to watch. The creepy atmosphere is kept at a steady rhythm and one is kept guessing as to the reasons for what is going on. You have to pay attention the entire time, which is perhaps why some viewers found it tiring. Clues are given in visual images of photographs and other shots, so you can't watch this program with your head buried in your cell phone. It's a quiet piece and you have to pay attention and participate as a viewer. There are several familiar faces to PBS viewers (Mina Anwar, Mark Addy, Rebekah Staton, Julia Sawalha, as well as some character actors). Michael Palin is touching as the main character, who is still tied to his nanny from a century ago (what a beautiful woman, by the way) and conflicted about the relationship. The final episode is where the pace picks up and it really is suspenseful wondering what is the meaning of that version of "Scarborough Fair" as well as wondering just how the story will end. I'm taking two stars off for the very clumsily written chief of police, who seems to serve more as a "conflict device" than an actual character. Also, Mina Anwar's character is gone after episode two without any feeling of resolution with her, considering her strong presence in the first two episodes. That said, the program is beautifully shot, well-acted, and steadily paced. One feels that one is moving forward all the time, without knowing quite what will be waiting at the end of the journey. This was a very enjoyable story and well worth watching.

Mysterious and well acted, this very good ITV miniseries sustains an intriguing, creepy atmosphere for its entire 3 hours. Without a trace of Python, Michael Palin's convincing dramatic acting abilities serve the protection well, as do those of Mark Addy and Josie Comer.

Some older ghost story productions out of Britain, even some from the 80s and 90s, have a difficult-to-overcome cheap look, but this one is suitably contemporary in style, use of color, and cinematography. The script has some inconsistencies or moments of incoherence, or so it seems to me; but nothing that sinks the production. Somewhat underrated, and very much recommended for fans of ghost story flicks.

Feeling disappointed with this British horror. It started slow and I was hopeful that the second part may pick up. However this was not the case and if anything it got slower with more questions than answers.

It did build up the atmosphere but did little or nothing with it. I felt the characters were not developed enough for me to care about them. The 'victims' were minor players in the first two episodes. Michael Palin is a good actor but he has little to work with. The other actors have even less to work with. The detective does not really do much until the final episode and by then I was past caring. He seemed incompetent and disinterested.

The ending was very poor and did not justify three hours of slow drama to get there.

I decided to watch this upon viewing the C4 show 'Gogglebox' (a show about people watching telly in their own homes, for our international friends) and seeing the people at home moving forward in their seats, with their hands over their mouths, then jumping at certain parts. I thought it looked creepy and interesting.

Having watched it - it really is!

Firstly, it is beautifully shot. The landscape shots are truly atmospheric. And the score is tense and captivating.

Then there's the cast. The three main characters (the old man - Michael Palin, the young girl - Jodie Comer and the copper - Mark Addy) are all excellently played. I was especially impressed with Jodie Comer, who was also marvelous in My Mad, Fat Diary - I'm expecting great things from her in future!

And then there's the story, which is where I have a bit of trouble (and is the only reason I didn't rate it higher). I am intrigued by it - I can't work out how it's going to end yet. I do keep seeing bits that remind me of other work, though. I can see plot elements of The Ring (original Japanese version), Dark Water (original Japanese version), the Piano, Inception... I could go on. And I'm finding this somewhat distracting: "ooh, where have I seen that before..?"

It is good, though. I will certainly be watching the final hour with interest :-)

It's hard to understand how a series with a nearly perfect first episode can crumble into something that makes even the worst X-Files episodes seem clever and consistent by comparison.

The actors, director and cinematographer try their best, but there's just no way to overlook the plot holes, the illogical behaviour of the characters, the awkward dialogues, and the repetitive use of dramatic music and "spooky" effects to manipulate the audience into thinking the story has any substance.

Watch the first episode and make up your own ending; it will save you two hours of your life and a large dose of disappointment.

I am enjoying the TV series The first episode was really scary and the second developed the story I hope the last episode does not disappoint. Watch it on i player if you can- don't watch it alone!!!!

I loved the characters of Shirley and Tom and Hannah and Roshana you can imagine them as real people and are interested in what happens to them.

The photography is amazing and and essential to the overall creepiness. I will never look at the sea in Scarborough in the same way.

Well done to the casting crew Michael Palin is perfect and the actress who plays Hannah - Jodie Comer is an talented young lady.

I love a good horror movie. One of my favorites being Ghost Story. And I love Hitchcock. This one reminds me of combination of the two. Hitchcock was good at making us the viewer use our imagination. This does that. Now I am not one who gets scared watching horror movies, but for some reason this one made me want to watch it in the morning rather than at night before bed. Yes, it's slow paced, but the suspense would not be there if it moved too fast. After all it's only 3 episodes. I do wish Palin would appear more. This was done in 2014, but for whatever reason PBS is just airing it.

Jody Comer and Mark Addy are both superb actors and they do their best, but there's really nothing they or anyone else in the cast can do to save what is essentially a terrible program. Ghost stories must have some kind of internal logic, a world they create of their own, but this one makes no sense whatsoever. There are no rules, things happen without any reason within the storyline, characters come and go to no effect -- even the dialog between the actors doesn't track. The entire show feels as though it's a bad dream that someone wrote down and tried to replicate on film. Despite the fine acting, the sets, and the score, this is a show very much worth avoiding.

Nice to see something with a different story & plot.

I really enjoyed it.

The first episode is so scary! The twists and turns throughout the episodes leave you hanging on the edge of your seat.

I just loved this series. Every actor was perfectly cast and their chemistry was terrific.

Definitely worth a watch!

I've never been so annoyed by one single element of something completely and utterly letting down the rest as much as with Remember Me.

The setting is absorbing. The casting is spot-on. The script is natural yet interesting (except when the plot is involved). The cinematography is creepy and the sense of isolation is overpowering. The music is beautiful and haunting.

And yet the plot is dire drivel, that doesn't make much sense. Constantly people are being put in situations that simply shouldn't happen. The horror elements also simply aren't scary, they're laughably predictable. They should've stuck to creepy which they handled masterfully.

It's perhaps the best polished turd in existence.

This a wonderful movie I like British movies and mysteries drama in crime it is a good movie to watch and stuff and also I like it because it minds me of UK or my family is from and it is a great movie.

Loved the first episode and could hardly wait for the second. Waited for something to happen or be resolved in the second episode, but never happened. Hopeful for the third episode. Nope. It devolved into some kind of a teasing B-grade movie where you anticipate something is REALLY going to happen, and it never does. I was so tempted to fast-forward, and wished I would have when it ended. Basically, if you want to watch it, watch the first episode, skip the second, and fast-forward through the third to when there is about 10 minutes left.

I felt compelled to watch to the very end and was willing to overlook some repetitive elements to get there. The leads presented well and Miss Comer was obviously destined for high(er) visibility as this one seems to have been left off of her resume.

In particular I enjoyed the visuals and sound design, which supported the story effectively. Agree with other reviewers who felt the plot did not deserve the run time, but it may have been required by BBC to fill a slot and could be edited into a single piece and shortened.

Second unit shots of the ocean were beautiful and looked great for a 10-year old show. No overuse of drone shots was a bonus :-)

Would love to read the play that this was adapted from.