Kiri

Kiri tells the taught story of the murder of a girl in foster care. In addition to a mystery - who did it the deed? - there is also a persistent theme about the inhumanity of modern insitutions, and how a culture of accountability leads to a focus on competence in the narrowest of senses, a determination to keep control of the narrative, and a fundamental lack of empathy for those who are nominally served. It feels horrific and believable, but it's also one of those stories that would be overwhelmingly powerful if true. After all, even Harry Potter had to deal with Dolores Umbridge; the fact that a certain type of monster is a well-estanblished trope is not necessarily an acccurate reflection of the state of the world. Judged purely as drama, it suffers from the fact that its protagonists are sympathetic only to the extent that they are victims; there's little nuance in its portrait of power. Sarah Lancashire, playing a scapegoated social worker, is as excellent as you would expect; Lia Williams is also good, albeit in a somewhat contrived role. It's far from a bad series - but it's too schematic to have the full emotional impact to which it aspires.

Started out strong but then started dragging on in episode #3 out of 4. It could have been wrapped up in three episodes. A shame I liked the beggining a lot

An interesting role for Sarah Lancaster and a series where Fellow Bristol dwellers play the game of 'guess the road they're filming on.' It's a little slow moving and felt the last episode to be a bit of an anti-climax, but the pressure on Social Workers and the decisions they make we're felt every step of the way.

I would have rated higher if it wasn't for the ending. I did really enjoy this series but the ending was disappointing. Why do all films and tv programs these days have to have dubious endings where you have to guess what is actually going to happen instead of just rounding off the story? Back in the 80's or 90's this didn't happen the story reached a conclusion. Oh and Sarah Lancashire is brilliant and was not in the story enough for me.

Well acted and an interesting plot but let down by the inconclusive final episode. This happens too often in UK tv dramas - scriptwriters have good ideas for a story but don't know how to reach a satisfactory conclusion.